United States Department of Commerce
Senators and human rights groups worry the proposed rule changes will export the U.S. gun violence epidemic.
Charges against Sherry Chen were dropped, but the Commerce Department still fired her.
"They have made a political decision. And they have every right to do that because they won the election,” Thomas Brunell said.
ZTE pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions by illegally shipping U.S. goods and technology to Iran.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The proposed question raised concerns that minority communities would be discouraged from responding, leading to less congressional representation and federal funding.
We should not allow vital information about who lives in America to become a political tool.
States with large immigrant populations stand to lose seats in Congress, federal funding and electoral college votes.
Civil rights groups say the question is untested and could depress response rates among minorities.
Kelly Rzendzian worked on message planning for the presidential campaign before joining the Commerce Department, she wrote in her resume.
A spokesman for Wilbur Ross said he divested last year, but his public filings don't back that up.