Make the Road New Jersey Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Deny Citizenship Question
Make the Road New Jersey Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Deny Citizenship Question
Elizabeth, NJ (June 27th, 2019) — In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the citizenship question, immigrant rights organization Make the Road New Jersey issued the following response:
“Today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for immigrant communities. Today, the Supreme Court justices found that the Trump administration’s rationale for including the citizenship question was “contrived.” Their decision confirms what we have known all along – the Commerce Department’s attempts to include the citizenship question in the 2020 Census are rooted in bigotry and motivated by right-wing political agenda. We all count, no matter where we come from. Make the Road New Jersey was proud to join this lawsuit by providing a witness declaration as proof of the negative impact a citizenship question would have on immigrant communities’ participation in the 2020 Census. We will be counted and we will continue to fight to ensure that the citizenship question stays off the census. We look forward to working for a complete count in New Jersey.”
