The accuracy of the once-a-decade population count is at the heart of the Supreme Court case over the Trump administration's effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. Vast changes in America and technology have dramatically altered how the census is conducted. But the accuracy of the once-a-decade population count is at the heart of the Supreme Court case over the Trump administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The justices hear arguments in the case Tuesday, April 23.
The citizenship question has not been asked on the census form sent to every American household since 1950, and the administrations desire to add it is now rife with political implications and partisan division. No population count is perfect, and census designers strive to create a questionnaire that is clear and easy to answer.
It seems likely that the census taker himself was responsible for the confusion in Robert Kagans citizenship status. Dozens of families who lived near the Kagans have similar crossed-out entries in the citizenship column.
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