Monday, November 16, 2009

Senate blocks census US-citizenship question

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WASHINGTON– Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are a U.S. citizen.The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding immigrants from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each state. Critics said Vitter's plan would discourage immigrants from responding to the census and would be hugely expensive.

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