WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers accused Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday of secretly orchestrating the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, citing an email they say shows he misled Congress about the decision. He read an email from Ross that came months before the DOJ’s request for the citizenship question, which stated: “I am mystified why nothing have been done in response to my months old request that we include the citizenship question. That delivery occurred months before the DOJ formally requested the citizenship question. “Did the secret memo or note describe the real reason you wanted to ask the citizenship question?” Cummings asked. Republicans said it was completely appropriate to add the citizenship question to the census.

Source: National Post March 14, 2019 19:07 UTC