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For now, the 2020 Census won't ask respondents, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?" On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court delayed the inclusion of the controversial citizenship question on the Census, calling the justification the Trump administration offered for adding the question "contrived."
The ruling was welcomed by Democrats in Arizona. President Donald Trump said on Twitter he is looking into delaying the Census to allow time for the court to reconsider the issue.
In a statement, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego denounced the suggestion of a delay.
PHOENIX - Arizona Democrats celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to put a hold on the Trump administration's effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva praised the court's ruling.
"Despite Republican attempts to undermine our democracy & rig the Census against minority communities, #SCOTUS decided to uphold the integrity of both," he said in a tweet.
"I will continue fighting to ensure that every person is counted in the #2020Census."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Greg Stanton today introduced a bill that would help grow an in-demand sector of Arizona's workforce: wastewater management workers. The municipal drinking water, wastewater and stormwater management sector is facing extremely high turnover rates without enough skilled workers to replace them. Stanton's bill aims to shrink that gap in Arizona.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton today responded to the Supreme Court's decision to reject the Trump Administration's request to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census and send the case back to the district court. Stanton issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court handed a temporary victory Thursday to opponents of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, saying the government will have to go back and make a better case in lower courts if it wants to include the question.
That could be difficult for the Census Bureau, which had said that it needed a final ruling by the end of June to have enough time to print the millions of Census forms that must be ready for 2020.
The bureau did not comment on next steps Thursday, saying only that it had taken the court's ruling under review.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton today issued the following statement regarding the President's decision to promote acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Mark Morgan to Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection:
"There is a humanitarian crisis at our border, and the Administration's latest leadership change will throw the agency responsible into further chaos. This alarming, ideological choice doubles down on an ineffective and inhumane agenda."
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, the House passed its second appropriations bill to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2020. Rep. Greg Stanton voted in favor of the bill, which included several measures he pushed for on behalf of Arizona families.
"With this second funding bill, we continued to fight for smart, forward-thinking investments that can make a difference in Arizona," said Stanton.