Remember when Secretary Ross told Congress that he was adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census at the request of the Justice Department? This was exposed as a lie during our ongoing litigation.
He just changed his story again.
He just changed his story again.
Ross now recalls that in the Spring of 2017, Steve Bannon asked him to speak to Kris Kobach about his idea of adding a citizenship question to the census.
Ross previously told Congress he was unaware of ANY White House conversations about the question. Another lie.
Ross previously told Congress he was unaware of ANY White House conversations about the question. Another lie.
This "memory" arrives right in the middle of our fight to depose Ross which the Trump administration has taken to the Supreme Court.
They are desperate to avoid questions under oath and Ross' ever-changing story shows why.
They are desperate to avoid questions under oath and Ross' ever-changing story shows why.
Let's be clear: The real reason the Trump administration added the citizenship question to the 2020 census is to scare immigrants away from participating.
It will severely skew results, depriving entire communities of resources and political representation.
It will severely skew results, depriving entire communities of resources and political representation.
