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The Supreme Court has agreed to bypass lower appeals courts and review a case about a question on the 2020 census asking about citizenship status.

A Judge Blocked the Census Citizenship Question. Here’s What the Plaintiffs Are Saying.

The judge ruled that, while the administration's move to include a citizenship question was not in itself unconstitutional, it was "unlawful for a multitude of independent reasons."

Jack Herrera

News in Brief

‘Reasonable Suspicion’ That Race Matters in the Immigration Debate

In the furor over immigration reform in the U.S., many taking a tougher line cite the law, not the evident ethnicity of the immigrants, for their stance. But that ethnicity matters, new research suggests.

Michael Todd

Economics

Hey GOP: Mexican Immigrants Aren’t Necessarily Democrats

New research suggests Mexican immigrants in the U.S. are all over the political spectrum—and those on the right are more likely to vote.

Tom Jacobs

News in Brief

Rude Awakening for the DREAM Act

The proposed DREAM Act’s effort to allow the foreign-born children of parents who entered the U.S. illegally fights the headwinds of the immigration debate.

Emily Badger

Illegal Immigrants

A Judge Blocked the Census Citizenship Question. Here’s What the Plaintiffs Are Saying.

‘Reasonable Suspicion’ That Race Matters in the Immigration Debate

Hey GOP: Mexican Immigrants Aren’t Necessarily Democrats

Whose Body Is This?

Rude Awakening for the DREAM Act