Kevyn wrote:
The purpose of the census is to achieve the most accurate count possible of every person in the US. Anything added to the census that discourages anyone from being counted defeats the purpose of the census. Some people believe that the government would use this information to persecute them and won’t participate if a citizenship question is present. Therefor it is detrimental to add the question.
We should not base reasonable actions on the irrational belief of a small minority group.