Justice Department tells court it will continue to look for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Friday it will continue to look for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, hours after President Donald Trump said he is"very seriously" considering an executive order to get the question included.
The administration's focus on asking broadly about citizenship for the first time since 1950 reflects the enormous political stakes and potential costs in the once-a-decade population count that determines the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives for the next 10 years and the distribution of some $675 billion in federal spending.
The Census Bureau's own experts have said the question would discourage immigrants from participating and result in a less accurate census that would redistribute money and political power from cities where immigrants tend to cluster to whiter, rural areas. Story continuesIn the Supreme Court's decision last week, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's four more liberal members in saying the administration's current justification for the question"seems to have been contrived."
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