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Jamie Raskin: “So there are hundreds of thousands of people who, in essence, are being told they are legally obligated to answer the…”

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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