[EL] history of citizenship question

[Morgan Kousser]

You might want to look at an amicus brief submitted in the case by a group of historians, led by Margo Anderson, who is probably the foremost historian of the Census:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-966/94933/20190401143851826_2019-04-01%200745%20Amicus%20Brief%20for%20Historians%20and%20Social%20Scientists.pdf

Bottom line:  the Census has NEVER asked a citizenship question of EVERYONE, and it has OFTEN asked a citizenship question of NO ONE.  The Commerce Department's contention that it is merely returning to a tradition rejected for the last 70 years is false.
Morgan

On 4/25/2019 7:34 AM, Hess, Doug wrote:
Does anybody know of a good resource on the history of the citizenship question? I’m reading the SCOTUS transcript and the history the SG is giving doesn’t seem to line up with my understanding, but I could be wrong.

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