California AG to sue Trump administration over census citizenship question

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[FONT=&quot]BY [/FONT]BRETT SAMUELS [FONT=&quot]- [/FONT][FONT=&quot]03/26/18 11:16 PM EDT



[/FONT][FONT=&quot]California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said late Monday he is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to include a question on citizenship in the 2020 Census.


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[FONT=&quot]"We're prepared to do what we must to protect California from a deficient Census. Including a citizenship question on the 2020 census is not just a bad idea — it is illegal," Becerra said in a statement.[/FONT]

 

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Xavier Becerra‏Verified account @AGBecerra 3h3 hours agoMore



#BREAKING: Filing suit against @realdonaldtrump's Administration over decision to add #citizenship question on #2020Census. Including the question is not just a bad idea — it is illegal:



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[FONT=&quot]Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced his decision to reinstate the citizenship question in a post on the Commerce website, despite strong objections from Democrats in recent weeks.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Department of Justice under Attorney General [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Jeff Sessions[/FONT][FONT=&quot] has pushed for inclusion of the question, arguing that it would allow the the department to better enforce the Voting Rights Act.
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[FONT=&quot]Hours before the decision was announced, an op-ed penned by Becerra and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla was published that argued including the question would disproportionately affect California, which has several large immigrant communities.

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[FONT=&quot]However, Democrats have expressed concerns that adding the question would result in an inaccurate population count because it would discourage some immigrants from filling out the questionnaire, given the Trump administration's crackdown on those in the country illegally. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Several lawmakers voiced opposition to the announcement on Monday night.

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[FONT=&quot]Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) used the announcement to promote a bill he and other Senate Democrats introduced that would prohibit the census from asking about citizenship or immigration status. [/FONT]

 

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[FONT=&quot][URL="http://thehill.com/people/robert-menendez"]Bob Menendez[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (D-N.J.) used the announcement to promote a bill he and other Senate Democrats introduced that would prohibit the census from asking about citizenship or immigration status. [/FONT]

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[/FONT]Senator Bob Menendez Retweeted Vanita Gupta
The federal census is NOT a tool to rally the President’s base. It’s a constitutionally mandated count of every single PERSON living in this country. More important than ever to pass my bill to prevent this w/ @CoryBooker @maziehirono & many @SenateDems https://www.menendez.senate.gov/news-and-events/press/menendez-booker-hirono-introduce-bill-to-prevent-trump-administration-from-politicizing-census-with-citizenship-question …

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BREAKING: The Trump administration is adding a new, untested citizenship question to the #2020Census, compromising the @uscensusbureau’s constitutional responsibility to conduct a fair and accurate count of every person in the U.S. Terrible decision,…





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Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) also vowed to present an amendment to eliminate the citizenship question.

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@CommerceGov Secretary Ross’ decisión to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census wil only result in a low count and fear. The question is another way to push for a low & unfair count. I will present amendment to undo this language. @uscensusbureau

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[FONT=&quot]Rep. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Carolyn Maloney[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (D-N.Y.), who represents parts of New York City, said Ross “deliberately compromised the integrity of the Census for political purposes.”



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[FONT=&quot]Carolyn B. Maloney Retweeted NBC News[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]By adding a citizenship question to the #2020Census, @SecretaryRoss has succumbed to the hateful, nativist views that are the hallmark of this administration & deliberately compromised the integrity of the #Census for political purposes.
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[FONT=&quot]Carolyn B. Maloney added,[/FONT]
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JUST IN: The U.S. Dept. of Commerce announced that a question on citizenship status will be on the 2020 census questionnaire, and stated that the decision "follows a request by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to add a…
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[FONT=&quot]But GOP Rep. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Warren Davidson[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (Ohio) spoke out in favor of the Trump administration's decision, arguing representation in the House "should be based on citizens, not on residents."



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[FONT=&quot]Warren Davidson Retweeted Andrew Restuccia[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]#CitizenshipMatters Apportionment for Congressional seats and electoral votes should be based on citizens, not on residents. Otherwise citizens are underrepresented... For example, California gets roughly three extra members of Congress based on estimates of illegal residents.
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Big deal: The Commerce Department just announced that the Trump administration is adding a question on citizenship to the 2020 census questionnaire




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How fucking stupid can they be? Is there any restraint on their ignorance, or are they a bottomless pit?

 

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Only the urban areas.

 

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Funny how at the end he said it was "illegal".

 

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Willie99 said:

How fucking stupid can they be? Is there any restraint on their ignorance, or are they a bottomless pit?

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When you say "they" I assume you mean both sides. What makes anyone believe that: A. everyone fills out these

Census cards and B. that they tell the thruth.
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Absurdness on both sides of fence.