 But a new report by the American Statistical Association and researchers at George Mason University warns that there aren't enough laws to help protect the data's integrity from political interference. Like former President Donald Trump's administration's failed attempt to add a census question about U.S. citizenship status that was likely to discourage many households with Latino and Asian American residents from getting counted. Among the report's recommendations are new laws that explicitly give statistical agencies decision-making authority. Hansi Lewong, NPR News.