Ms. Laco also said that the government had “asked a citizenship question in the census for most of the last 200 years.” But Ms. Menin countered that the last time a citizenship question was part of the census was in 1950. Some census experts worry that the 2020 head count will be affected even if the citizenship question is ultimately thrown out. She envisions “microtargeted outreach and microtargeted advertising,” as well as close coordination with community groups and faith-based organizations. She does not have power over enumerators who will fan out across the city next year. Mr. Romalewski said that could help with responses in some households but not in others.

Source: New York Times January 20, 2019 14:37 UTC