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On the recordJuly 23, 2019
So there are hundreds of thousands of people who, in essence, are being told they are legally obligated to answer the citizenship question right now.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin highlights the legal obligation for individuals to respond to the citizenship question.

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