So Trump is going find out the census citizenship question from old records?

[imanamerican63]

That doesn't make any sense to me, because they might not have answer that question then? I am missing the point of this or is he got something up his sleeve?

[ReformedGOPer]

1. He's trying to save face.

[Ligyron]

2. Barr probably made up some shit to quiet him.

He'll get it soon enough.

[gordianot]

3. They can figure this out without the census based on records.

Putting citizenship on the census was entirely for GOP political reasons.

[Liberal In Texas]

4. Good luck with that!

[Demovictory9]

8. lol

[Atticus]

11. Get your fax from stax o' wax! nt

[vlyons]

5. another BS scam

Fed gov already uses those records for all sorts of stuff.

[former9thward]

6. The Census Bureau already asks citizenship questions on two of their yearly surveys

These surveys go to thousands of residents around the country and are very comprehensive. He is going to use those answers to get national and state numbers.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Apparently a citizenship question was on the 1950 census.

Don't know if they ever had it before, but have not since.

[luvs2sing]

9. I think it may have been on it from..

1900 to 1950. I’ve learned a lot about my husband’s Eastern European ancestors from that question. If memory serves me right, it asked citizenship, immigration status and date if naturalized, date of arrival and country of origin.

[Atticus]

10. Why are you surprised that Trump said something that amounts to nonsense? nt

[customerserviceguy]

12. He's still trying to intimidate

immigrants from filling out a census form. Make sense now?