Ronna McDaniel – RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says U.S. Census Bureau has asked citizenship questions for decades

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says U.S. Census Bureau has asked citizenship questions for decades

The debate over including a citizenship question on the 2020 census has been heating up since the March 26, 2018, U.S. Commerce Department announcement of its census plans. Officials said the question — which asks respondents whether they are citizens — will be included for all respondents at the request of the Justice Department. The department said the purpose of the question is to better enforce the Voting Rights Act. Meanwhile, immigrant-rights advocates and Democrats argue that the question instills fear in immigrant communities and will lead to an undercount of the population. The population count, taken every 10 …

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