Census Citizenship Question Ignites Controversy

VOANews: Census Citizenship Question Ignites Controversy

Eleven U.S. states are now challenging the Trump administration's decision to add a question about citizenship status to the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census. In an announcement Monday, the U.S. Commerce Department said the change would ensure a more accurate accounting of the U.S. population. But opponents say the move will have the opposite effect by intimidating undocumented immigrants. VOA's Congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson has more.

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