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crazylikafox

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3. In addition to that fallacy...

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 03:00 PM

Aug 2025

Undocumented residents would have been very reluctant to respond to a census. Why would they want to give the government that much information about where they lived, etc.?

My daughter worked a previous census, and she has many stories of people who didn’t want to be found and identified. I imagine the undocumented were already grossly undercounted

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Stephen Miller pitches a hissy-fit over redistricting -- his math is nuts [View all] allegorical oracle Aug 2025 OP

Math is hard. underpants Aug 2025 #1

Show me. Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #2

Gee, it sure works for Miller's boss...spew made-up crap and win. nt allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #4

He doesn't need to convince us newdeal2 Aug 2025 #8

In addition to that fallacy... crazylikafox Aug 2025 #3

I worked the 2020 Census and it was very interesting just who was suspicious of the census. yellowdogintexas Aug 2025 #5

Remember this: the Census questionaire did not have a citizen question yellowdogintexas Aug 2025 #7

I actually did the math the other day on DU JCMach1 Aug 2025 #6