The Trump administration appears to be rejecting two changes in Census questions proposed during the Obama administration.

One was to declare the Hispanic category a race. Censuses from 1970 to 2010 asked one question on race and another on Hispanic status; this change would make Hispanic one of the suggested responses to the race question. The change was advocated by some liberal groups dismayed that so many people who characterized themselves as Hispanic also characterized themselves as white (or some other race).