Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
Rachel Lerman wears two bracelets supporting Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy for President, at her home in Washington, June 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Princeton researchers argue a 276% rise in multiracial Americans was driven by Census methodology changes, not demographic shifts. When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified…