The Trump administration announced Monday night that the 2020 census will ask respondents if they are citizens of the United States.
In a statement, the Commerce Department said the citizenship question would be added in response to a request by the Justice Department made in December. The statement said that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross “has determined that reinstatement of a citizenship question on the 2020 decennial census questionnaire is necessary to provide complete and accurate census block level data.”
The announcement was expected to draw fierce protest from Democrats, who say the inclusion of such a question amounts to an effort to intimidate immigrant communities and siphon…
