AdvertisementTrump's Proposed Census Citizenship Question Bucks Centuries Of PrecedentMay 22, 2019Hansi Lo WangfacebookEmailNever before has the U.S. census directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household in the United States. A citizenship question that the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census could change that. Above, newly sworn-in U.S. citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Mount Vernon in Virginia. (AFP/Getty Images)