This is the first article in a short series that gives highlights and updates regarding hot button immigration issues. The Citizenship Question On March 26, 2018 Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the U.S. Census Bureau, announced the intention of adding a citizenship question on the 2020 census. His reasoning for this change is to root out violations of the Voters Rights Act by monitoring voter demographics. Consequences
Resistance/ Responses Taking Place Active Lawsuits
Non-legal Responses
Avenues of Advocacy Remaining There are still more actions that can be taken today to prevent having a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Some of those include:
And if at the end there is a citizenship question on the 2020 census individuals should:
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