So riddle me this, Anons:

How is it that simply asking the question on a US Census form "Are you a US Citizen?" is somehow "fundamentally counterproductive to the goal of obtaining accurate citizenship data about the public"?

Judge Richard Seeborg: "This question is, however, quite effective at depressing self-response rates among immigrants and noncitizens, and poses a significant risk of distorting the apportionment of congressional representation among the states."

How many citizens would have a problem stating on a form that they were citizens if they were asked? I'd guess "few to none". Thus, such a question simply could not be counterproductive to the goal of obtaining accurate citizenship data: on the contrary, NOT ASKING such a question would be counterproductive to obtaining accurate citizenship data!

The last bit is what he's concerned about: "distorting" the apportionment of congressional representation. If the numbers were calculated on citizens ONLY, California etc would lose seats in the House and electoral votes that ARE CURRENTLY being distorted by inflated numbers thanks to providing sanctuary to illegal aliens.

The kind of Orwellian double-think required for Judge Richard Seeborg to deliver this kind of ruling makes my brain hurt.

California Judge Finds That Census Citizenship Question "Threatens Foundation" Of US Democracy

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-06/california-judge-finds-census-citizenship-question-threatens-foundation-us