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How a census question about citizenship ended up in the Supreme Court | The Fact Checker
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Apr 22, 20195:21Now Playing"Is this person a citizen of the United States? " These nine words are at the heart of a massive dust up around the 2020 census that has sparked debate about the rights of voters, minorities and immigrants. It has culminated in a Supreme Court case involving not only whether or not it’s constitutional to ask about citizenship, but if the way the Commerce Department reintroduced the question was even legal. So far, three judges have found that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross gave a phony reason for adding a Census citizenship question. With the census due to be printed, the question is on it's way to the Supreme Court. Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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