By Shonda Ponder
Several Senators are calling for the Census paperwork to start printing without the "politically motivated" citizenship question.
Here is my personal opinion:
It doesn't matter whether the citizenship question is "politically motivated" or not. What matters is, IS IT A VALID QUESTION!
The answer is yes.
If we have people being counted on the census, we need to know if they are citizens. If they are not, we need to know why they are not. Are they permanent legal residents? Are they temporary workers or visitors? Are they here legally? WE NEED TO KNOW ALL THAT!
Yes. That information is important.
If the census can ask us whether we are black, white, Native American or Hispanic, then it should be able to ask us if we are a citizen.
Several Senators are calling for the Census paperwork to start printing without the "politically motivated" citizenship question.
Here is my personal opinion:
It doesn't matter whether the citizenship question is "politically motivated" or not. What matters is, IS IT A VALID QUESTION!
The answer is yes.
If we have people being counted on the census, we need to know if they are citizens. If they are not, we need to know why they are not. Are they permanent legal residents? Are they temporary workers or visitors? Are they here legally? WE NEED TO KNOW ALL THAT!
Yes. That information is important.
If the census can ask us whether we are black, white, Native American or Hispanic, then it should be able to ask us if we are a citizen.
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