A new bill proposing the addition of a citizenship question, 'Are you a citizen of the United States?', to the U.S. Census has sparked significant debate. The bill, supported by House Oversight Chairman James Comer, aims to include this straightforward question regarding U.S. citizenship status. Proponents argue that this measure will lead to more accurate population data, while critics, including Eleanor Norton who has introduced a bill to prohibit such questions, argue it could decrease response rates by deterring participation among immigrants. The proposed question has passed the GOP Oversight Committee despite unanimous opposition from Democrats.
I proudly voted to pass this legislation out of @GOPoversight this week to add a simple yes or no question to the U.S. Census: "Are you a citizen of the United States?" Adding a citizenship question to the census survey will result in more accurate data on the population of… https://t.co/aqXlg8egzA
I proudly voted to pass this legislation out of the @GOPoversight this week to add a simple yes or no question to the U.S. Census: "Are you a citizen of the United States?" Adding a citizenship question to the census survey will result in more accurate data on the population of…
🚨𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭 in the Oversight Committee yesterday voted against a bill seeking to add a citizenship question to the U.S. Census. The Census asking whether you are an American citizen or not shouldn't be controversial. https://t.co/D3kIPaMttL
BREAKING: House Oversight Chairman James Comer is calling for a new bill that would only count American citizens on the U.S. census. This would eliminate illegal immigrants from being counted in the census, which now counts towards how many U.S. House seats each state gets and,…
🚨BREAKING: House Oversight Chairman James Comer is calling for a new bill that would only count American citizens on the U.S. census. Do you support this bill? https://t.co/rVe9MSZIJF
🚨BREAKING: Chairman James Comer is supporting a bill at today’s markup that would add a new question to the U.S. census. Are you a citizen? [ ] Yes [ ] No https://t.co/bnpOigQqoc
Chairman James Comer supports a bill at today’s markup that would add a new question to the U.S. census. Are you a citizen? https://t.co/O7q7bbEhNG
🚨 Chairman Comer supports a bill at today’s markup that would add a new question to the U.S. census. Are you a citizen? [ ] Yes [ ] No https://t.co/c23PnohlA3
Census questions on citizenship, nationality and immigration status undermine the census by driving down the response rate. I introduced my bill to prohibit those questions. Statement: https://t.co/XUsTO5RS4W