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On the recordJuly 8, 2019
It's to undercount of Latinos so that they can create congressional districts which will not be Democratic, and also make sure that the funding does not go to those under served and often minority communities. I think everyone understands that is their rational and it's based on a very bigoted sense of what has to be done in this country.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Bernie Sanders discusses the motivations behind the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question on the census.

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