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The #CitizenshipQuestion the Trump admin wants on the #2020Census is unprecedented.

Yes, past U.S. censuses have included citizenship questions.

But never before has it DIRECTLY asked for the citizenship status of EVERY person living in EVERY household.

npr.org/2019/05/22/719…
2. By the end of June, the Supreme Court is expected to announce its ruling on whether the Trump administration can add this #CitizenshipQuestion to the #2020Census👇

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3. After the #SCOTUS ruling is out, you can expect to hear a lot about the history of the U.S. census asking about citizenship status.

Let me tell you... it's COMPLICATED.

@reneeklahr & I broke down that history for you in this handy chart👇

npr.org/2019/04/23/630…
@reneeklahr 4. On and off from 1820 to 2000, a question about citizenship/naturalization has been included on the US census for either all or selective households.

Let me walk you through the weeds, which, in census world, are v important. Question wording & placement affect data quality.
@reneeklahr 5. By the way, "naturalization" refers to how a person born outside the U.S. becomes a U.S. citizen.

Here we go...
@reneeklahr 6. In the 1820 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 7. In the 1830 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 8. In the 1840 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 9. In the 1850 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 10. In the 1860 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 11. In the 1870 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 12. In the 1880 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 13. In the 1890 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 14. In the 1900 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 15. In the 1910 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 16. In the 1920 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 17. In the 1930 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 18. In the 1940 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 19. In the 1950 census for all U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 20. In the 1960 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 21. In the 1970 census for some U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 22. In the 1980 census for some U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 23. In the 1990 census for some U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 24. In the 2000 census for some U.S. households...

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@reneeklahr 25. After the 2000 census, the "long form" census for some U.S. households was replaced with an annual @uscensusbureau survey known as the American Community Survey, which provides the citizenship data that the federal government currently uses to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
@reneeklahr @uscensusbureau 26. What the #CitizenshipQuestion looks like on the 2019 American Community Survey's paper form👇

www2.census.gov/programs-surve…
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