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The Supreme Court will decide if a citizenship question on the US census is legal

A street view of downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC175D58BFF0

Senior Fellow Alan Berube discusses the question of whether or not it is constitutional to add a citizenship question to the U.S. census, a case that now sits with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Berube explains the contents of the case and the importance of having an accurate census.

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