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24 million could skip Census because of citizenship question: Report
The Washington Times ^ | March 30, 2018 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 03/30/2018 9:24:37 AM PDT by jazusamo

The man who ran the 2000 census for the Clinton administration predicted Friday that more than 24 million people may refuse to take part in the 2020 count now that the survey is going to ask about citizenship status.

Robert Shapiro, who was under secretary at the Commerce Department during the 2000 count, called the decision to ask about citizenship “dangerous.”

He predicted 6.8 million illegal immigrants will duck the count altogether, as would about half of the 8.8 million legal residents who live in a household with an illegal immigrant present. The other half, he said, will likely lie and claim the illegal immigrants are citizens, further distorting the count.

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Mr. Shapiro said the losses could cost immigrant-heavy states such as California and Texas seats in Congress, while poor states that rely heavily on government assistance programs such as Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky and West Virginia would suffer the loss of funding.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2020census; aliens; census; citizenship; illegalaliens; maga; winning
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To: jazusamo

That’s great news.


21 posted on 03/30/2018 9:31:20 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: jazusamo

I usually just answer the number of people living in my household and return it. I will answer citizenship as the Census is a count of citizens.


22 posted on 03/30/2018 9:32:20 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: jazusamo

That’d take about 30 seats out of congress.


23 posted on 03/30/2018 9:32:35 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: jazusamo

The citizenship question is asked on the annual Burea of the Census American Community Survey that updates the decennial census. And the question was asked on every census from 1820 to 1950.


24 posted on 03/30/2018 9:33:43 AM PDT by kabar
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To: jazusamo

24 million is a lot closer to the number of illegal aliens than the 11-12 million they keep using.


25 posted on 03/30/2018 9:34:48 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: jazusamo

I would think a lot of illegals could just answer the citizenship question with a “yes” and lie about it. That’s what the dems would want them to do.


26 posted on 03/30/2018 9:36:03 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: jazusamo
"...The man who ran the 2000 census for the Clinton administration predicted Friday that more than 24 million people may refuse to take part in the 2020 count now that the survey is going to ask about citizenship status..."

He said that like it is a bad thing.

I am positively flabbergasted, in a huge country with a enormous population if illegal aliens, that this is even a question at all (That we should or shouldn't ask if someone is a citizen)

Not only should we, it is the RIGHT thing to push for. Besides, they will just lie and say "Yes, I am a citizen" because I doubt they will be asked for proof.

27 posted on 03/30/2018 9:38:33 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: jazusamo

So, how many illegals did he estimate skipped the Census years ago because of citizenship questions that were previously included?

Having a citizenship question on the Census is not something that is new and unprecedented.


28 posted on 03/30/2018 9:38:51 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: jazusamo

How can one refuse to be counted?

Do they know that people actually used to sit down in the house and catalog all the people? Rather than relying on people filling it out themselves? Maybe we should go back to that.

But I’d still like “legal” as part of the description.


29 posted on 03/30/2018 9:39:03 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: jazusamo

That’s 8X times the hildabeast’s margin last election that she keep whining about.


30 posted on 03/30/2018 9:41:12 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: jazusamo

Good, because most of them would be illegal aliens or liberals and that would reduce their representation in Congress.


31 posted on 03/30/2018 9:41:27 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: jazusamo

I’m OK with that. The Census routinely asked citizenship until 2010, when the 0bama administration abandoned that question. I’m sure they had a perfectly good reason for doing that.


33 posted on 03/30/2018 9:45:52 AM PDT by euram
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To: Meet the New Boss

This is the guy who would probably have the best guess on the real number of illegal aliens.
24 million sounds about right.


34 posted on 03/30/2018 9:45:59 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: jazusamo

If illegals don’t result in federal funds, then states have less incentive to be sanctuaries.


35 posted on 03/30/2018 9:48:18 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: rlmorel

Agreed...It’s only common sense to have the citizenship question and anyone opposing it is either an idiot or a person with ulterior motives.

The “perjuring oneself” stipulation under the line for signing should be printed in red ink.


36 posted on 03/30/2018 9:50:29 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

They sent the long form but we only answered the bare minimum spurring a visit. We questioned every question they asked. We stood in the shade. Still, hot Florida day with an abundance of humidity as usual.


37 posted on 03/30/2018 9:50:49 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: jazusamo

The sort of people who would feel the need to skip it are the sort you don’t want participating.


38 posted on 03/30/2018 9:50:50 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: jazusamo

Robert Shapiro: domestic enemy. Noted.


39 posted on 03/30/2018 9:51:24 AM PDT by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chestern)
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To: jazusamo

Great news!


40 posted on 03/30/2018 9:52:32 AM PDT by MountainWalker
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