House Democrats push back against DOJ adding citizenship question to 2020 Census

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Two House Democrats are pushing back against the Department of Justice adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

Reps. Jose Serrano and Grace Meng, both of New York, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday asking him to reject a proposal to add a question about citizenship to the census, saying it “will negatively affect response rates, jeopardize the accuracy of the collected surveys, and deter many people from participating.”

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