'As a legal matter, virtually every census for over a hundred years has asked the question,' Ted Cruz pointed out.

'I think, over the next day or two, you’ll see what approach we’re taking and I think it does provide a pathway for getting the question on the census'

During a media conference, the speaker said that the Republicans were trying to make sure 'just their people vote and not the general population.'

President Donald Trump said Friday he could issue an executive order to ensure that the citizenship question is included on the 2020 census.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that attempts by the administration to add a citizenship question to the US census must be reviewed by lower courts.