Remove certain demographic questions from Census surveys

Miller supports eliminating questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation from the decennial Census and the American Community Survey. The joint letter describes these questions as unnecessary and argues that they do not serve the Census’s constitutional purpose.

Context: This was a recommendation in a joint letter to the Census Bureau, not an enacted change.

In their own words

eliminating unnecessary demographic questions relating to race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation

The source

Mary Miller: citizenship-only census apportionment proposal ↗

Published: 10/30/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026