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  • Proposed Census Rule Would Exclude Millions From 2030 Count

    A Trump administration proposal to overhaul the 2030 census would exclude undocumented immigrants, eliminate race, ethnicity and sexual orientation questions and overhaul residency proof used to allocate congressional seats and federal funding. The Department of Commerce published the federal notice of proposed rulemaking for the decennial census Sept. 10,...
  • Cámara de Representantes evalúa proyecto de ley que agregaría pregunta sobre ciudadanía al censo de 2030

    Nakia Cooper Ethnic Media Services Todos los ojos estarán puestos en el Capitolio durante los próximos días mientras los legisladores sopesan los pros y los contras de H.R. 7109, un proyecto de ley controvertido que, según muchos, podría afectar negativamente el futuro de la representación y la integridad del...
  • House Weighs Bill That Would Add Citizenship Question to 2030 Census

    Nakia Cooper Ethnic Media Services All eyes are on Capitol Hill over the coming days as lawmakers weigh the pros and cons of H.R. 7109, a controversial bill that many say could negatively impact the future of representation and census integrity nationwide. H.R. 7109, dubbed The Equal Representation Act,...
  • Census Data: Significant Growth In Hispanic Enrollment, Degree Attainment

    Danielle Smith Public News Service Across the whole country, the rapidly growing Hispanic population made remarkable strides in college enrollment and educational attainment, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. Census Bureau. The number of Hispanic students ages 18 to 24 enrolled in college increased to 2.4 million in 2021....
  • For the Census, do we count or do we not count?

    The preliminary results of the 2020 Census once again show a fact that unfortunately has become a chronic problem: Latino, African-American and Native American minorities were once again undercounted in the national count. The statistical underestimation of Latinos was 4.99% in 2020, compared to 1.54% in 2010. For African...
  • 2020 Census Undercount 2nd Highest Since 1950 — Native Americans, Blacks, Latinos Pay Highest Cost

    The U.S. Census Bureau’s recently announced undercount of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans in the 2020 Census came as no surprise to leaders of civil rights organizations that fought with the Trump administration for an accurate demographic assessment of their communities. The Census Bureau estimated the undercount of...
  • Campaign Launched to Ensure Census Counts All Latino Children

    AUSTIN, Texas – This week, the leading nonpartisan educational group advocating for Latino participation in politics launched a national campaign to make sure all Latino children are counted in the upcoming 2020 census. Lizette Escobedo, director of the national census program for the NALEO Education Fund, says an undercount...
  • Census confidentiality concerns worry activists

    Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services As the Census Bureau prepares for its 2020 count, concerns about new plans to question respondents about their citizenship status have taken center stage. But now, civil rights activists and others focused on the importance of ensuring a full and accurate tally of everybody...
  • County of Santa Clara Intervenes in Census-Related Lawsuit

    In Order to Protect Principle that Undocumented Residents Are “Persons” Under the Constitution   SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – Last week the County of Santa Clara sought permission to intervene in a federal lawsuit to defend the U.S. Census Bureau’s longstanding practice of counting all people, regardless of immigration status, in the...
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