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Counting 11 million undocumented immigrants is easier than Trump thinks

  • Written by Jennifer Van Hook, Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University

It is now clear that there will be no question about citizenship on the 2020 U.S. Census.

After the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration, President Trump vowed to find a way to include the question. But with no legal path forward and time running out, the administration ultimately backed down.

Opponents of the citizenship question...

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