Gov. Pritzker Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Citizenship Question

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the citizenship question would be blocked from the 2020 Census for now, Governor JB Pritzker issued the following statement:

"This citizenship question was designed solely to stoke fear in our immigrant communities and while today's Supreme Court ruling was encouraging, I urge the courts to fully strike down this damaging proposal," said Gov. JB Pritzker. "This is nothing more than a poorly disguised attempt by the Trump administration to force communities into the shadows and ensure an undercount, and there is no place for that in Illinois. My administration is devoting $29 million, the largest per-person allocation of any state this year, to ensure an accurate count in the 2020 census. We will protect the resources our communities rely on to thrive and keep Illinois a welcoming state for all of our residents."