[grobdriver]

a seemingly trivial question the Department of Justice has urged the Census Bureau to reinstate on the 2020 Census: Are you a U.S. citizen?

Took a little digging, but I find the question of citizenship has not been on the census since 1950, and no reason was given.

I would have guessed it was removed for 2010, reason obvious!

[hinckley buzzard]

Reading the article, I find that the citizenship question was asked on the long form census until 2000. Omitted completely only in the Obama census of 2010.

[Will88]

Took a little digging, but I find the question of citizenship has not been on the census since 1950, and no reason was given.

The article says the citizenship question was on the long form (sent to 1 in 6 households) as recently as 2000.