Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 8, 2020
So, there is a potential political motive as to why somebody would want to undercount certain communities in the census?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez discusses the political implications of undercounting communities in the census.

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