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By March 30, the White House’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was already becoming a political and legal mess. Critics said the move could depress responses, distort representation, and hand Democrats a fresh line of attack over whether Trump was trying to rig the count for political gain.
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By March 30, the White House’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was already becoming a political and legal mess. Critics said the move could depress responses, distort representation, and hand Democrats a fresh line of attack over whether Trump was trying to rig the count for political gain.
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