After the ruling, Trump tweeted that he was consulting lawyers about delaying the census so that the question could be added. “In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling, the Trump administration had no choice but to proceed with printing the 2020 census forms without a citizenship question. Opponents have said the citizenship question would instill fear in immigrant households that the information would be shared with law enforcement, deterring them from taking part. Furman said the evidence showed that Ross had concealed his true motives for adding the citizenship question and that he and his aides had convinced the Justice Department to request it. Evidence surfaced in May that the challengers said showed the administration’s plan to add a citizenship question was intended to discriminate against racial minorities.

Source: National Post July 02, 2019 21:21 UTC