国际英语资讯:Trump decides to drop citizenship question on 2020 census
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 11-- <span word="After">After</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="census">census</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="litigation">litigation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decennial">decennial</span> <span word="census">census</span>.</p><p>"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="regrettable">regrettable</span>."</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="information">information</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="hereby">hereby</span> <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="census">census</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allocation">allocation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rebuked">rebuked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="discourage">discourage</span> <span word="undocumented">undocumented</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="census">census</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="undermining">undermining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credibility">credibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="result">result</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p>
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