By LUIS ALONSO LUGO
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is downplaying concerns about a possible low participation in the 2020 Census because it will include a citizenship question for the first time in 70 years.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is announcing plans to spend $500 million in advertisements explaining the data cannot be used for immigration enforcement or purposes different than the compilation of census statistics.

Democrats are overwhelmingly opposed to including the citizenship question, saying it will depress the count in communities with large immigrant populations.

Ross is saying the question will be the last in a questionnaire printed in both English and Spanish in case someone feels uncomfortable answering it.

Ross is also mentioning that the Census Bureau will have instructional material available in 12 languages.

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