Not since 1950 has the census collected citizenship data from the whole population, rather than just a population sample, says the Congressional Research Service. “A question on citizenship is a reasonable, commonsense addition to the census.”The Census Bureau separately conducts an ongoing survey called the American Community Survey that provides citizenship data on a yearly basis. “It just makes sense that government has a more accurate record for the census and reinstates the practice of including a citizenship question in the next census,” Marshall said. A joint fundraising committee for Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee highlighted the addition of a citizenship question in a fundraising pitch last week. In 2010, the Obama administration offered assurances that the census data would not be used for immigration enforcement.

Source: National Post March 27, 2018 22:30 UTC