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Judge: Trump Administration Can’t Add Citizenship Question to Census

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Advocates fear question would stop immigrants from responding and skew vital data.

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Joshua Roberts/Reuters

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration cannot add to the 2020 U.S. Census a question about respondents’ citizenship. Critics had decried Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ move to include the question, arguing that it would dissuade immigrants of all kinds from responding to the decennial survey, which helps...

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