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The Trump appointee behind the move to add a citizenship question to the census

by Justin Elliott | ProPublica March 11, 2018 @ 4:51 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:27 pm

In December, the Department of Justice requested that the Census Bureau add a question to the 2020 survey that would ask respondents to reveal whether they are U.S. citizens. It is a highly controversial request, so who is actually driving the policy change?

Posted inJustice, Partner Content

Census rushes to respond to request to add citizenship question

by Justin Elliott | ProPublica February 25, 2018 @ 4:55 amFebruary 6, 2023 @ 1:23 pm

The Census Bureau is scrambling to respond to a last-minute request by the Justice Department to add a question on citizenship status to the 2020 census, according to hundreds of pages of emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Posted inJustice

Justice Dept. wants citizenship question on census, alarming experts

by Justin Elliott | ProPublica December 31, 2017 @ 4:55 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:23 pm

The Justice Department is pushing for a question on citizenship to be added to the 2020 census, a move that observers say could depress participation by immigrants who fear that the government could use the information against them.

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‘No transparency’ in Trump hires, ethics chief says

by Justin Elliott | ProPublica April 23, 2017 @ 4:59 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:12 pm

President Trump has stocked his administration with a small army of former lobbyists and corporate consultants who are now in the vanguard of the effort to roll back government regulations at the agencies they once sought to influence, according to an analysis of government records by the New York Times in collaboration with ProPublica.

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No response from Trump to Dem’s inquiry letters

by Justin Elliott | ProPublica April 2, 2017 @ 4:55 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:13 pm

The lack of responses shows a hard truth for Democrats: As the minority in both the House and the Senate, they have no clear authority to compel the Trump administration to answer questions or release documents.

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