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Don’t Forget the Census!

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 11, 2020

Starting today, homes all across the country will start receiving their 2020 Census form. Julie Menin, director of NYC Census 2020 and executive assistant corporation counsel for NYC law department, Fahd Ahmed, executive director of DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving) and Sheena Wright, president & CEO of the United Way of New York City, talk about the reasons why filling out the form is so important, and some of the potential reasons for undercounting — including the Trump administration’s unsuccessful efforts to add a citizenship question to the form.

 

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