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Jamie Raskin: “Its intent is to frighten people in immigrant communities from participating in the census.”

On the recordJune 7, 2018
Its intent is to frighten people in immigrant communities from participating in the census.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes the motives behind changes to the census.

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