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Trump's DOJ Admitted under Oath That Citizenship Question 'Not Necessary'
by Ronn Blitzer | 8:34 am, November 5th, 2018
he Trump administration’s decision to add a question to the 2020 U.S. asking if individuals are American citizens is at the center of a trial beginning Monday in Manhattan federal court. The State of New York brought the lawsuit, claiming that asking this question would deter immigrants–even legal ones–from responding to the census, thus affecting the accuracy of the census’ population count. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and those in favor of Ross’ decision have claimed the question is useful in enforcing the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Newly revealed sworn testimony from a Justice Department official, however, contradicts this.
DOJ official John Gore answered questions under oath on Oct. 16, 2018, shedding some light on the the census question. As noted by NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang, Gore acknowledged that what is known as Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) information is not necessary for enforcing the Voting Rights Act.
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“You agree, right, Mr. Gore, that CVAP data collected through the census questionnaire is not necessary for DOJ’s VRA enforcement efforts?” he was asked.
“I do agree with that,” Gore confirmed, despite being the one who wrote the first draft of a letter the DOJ sent to the Census Bureau asking for the citizenship question to be added.
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https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/census-trial-set-to-begin-after-doj-official-admitted-citizenship-question-not-necessary/
