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Democracy is in danger when the census undercounts vulnerable populations

  • Written by Emily Klancher Merchant, Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, University of California, Davis
US census advocates held a rally in Charlotte, NC, in 2010.AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek

The 2020 U.S. Census is still two years away, but experts and civil rights groups are already disputing the results.

At issue is whether the census will fulfill the Census Bureau’s mandate to “count everyone once, only once, and in the right place.”

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