06-27-2019, 01:12 PM
(06-27-2019, 12:43 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: A racial issue, or just wanting to get a more accurate number of American and non-American bodies in the US, and how they are distributed? Honestly, it seems like a fair enough question to ask on a census, it's not like they're asking for your name, address, and SSN.
A racial issue. That is the reason for adding it. The Republican strategist that came up with the idea, whose memo was copied almost verbatim by the Trump administration when adding the question, came up with the idea to gerrymander along racial lines in favor of Republicans. This was submitted as evidence in court for this case.
And adding a citizenship question will ensure a less accurate count on the census overall.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
