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April 23, 2019

Supreme Court to Weigh Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
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The Supreme Court hears oral arguments today in a case challenging the
Trump administration's plans to include a question on citizenship on the
2020 census. Justices will rule on whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur
Ross had the authority to add the question to the census. The American
Civil Liberties Union and 17 states have sued, saying Ross's move was
aimed at deterring immigrants from participating in the census, leading
to a vast undercount in states with large immigrant communities. This is
journalist Ari Berman speaking with Democracy Now! last Election Day.

Ari Berman: "The census is basically the DNA of our democracy. It
determines so many things that we do, from how $675 billion in federal
funding is distributed to how political districts are drawn to how many
electoral votes states get. And if the census is rigged, then all of
American democracy will be rigged, as well."



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