POLL: Is it racist to ask if you are a US citizen on the US Census?
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No, but it's an unnecessary question
Why? Representation in Congress is determined by the population counted in the census.
Of course not. But it'll result in millions lost as we keep accidentally deporting legal citizens.
Pet peeve: The media calling this “anti-immigrant”. It isn’t anti-immigrant. It’s only anti illegal/undocumented immigrant (using both terms to avoid feeding the trolls).
Not being a citizen can be legal. You know that right?
Sure, but legal immigrants would have no issues giving their citizenship info on a census. Only illegal ones might choose to not fill out the form.
The US Constitution protects the rights of the citizens of the US., the question should be asked since the Census is a constitutional mandate the "population" to be counted inherently are us citizens.
The constitution protects everybody here except a few diplomats: " nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Sure protection under the law but not the right of representation if the person under its jurisdiction is not here legally.
We are doing a disservice to the millions of hardworking immigrant families who worked hard to become American citizens and take advantage of the systems our tax dollars provide. Support legal immigrants. Deport illegal immigrants. Btw/ my family emigrated here.
If they are here legally and as you say became American citizen then they'd be counted
This is just a way to hurt California and a few other immigrant heavy states (most of them very Blue although FL and TX are exceptions) in the next reapportionment. Basically the same as gerrymandering.
Racist? No. Weird? Yes. Like any illegal alien is going to answer "no"? What do they expect to gain from this?
Representation in Congress is determined by population numbers in the census.
It's not illegal to answer no.