Category: 2020 Census
When “usual residence” is a prison
Census method of counting prisoners distorts demographics. by Jonathan Thompson, High Country News If a demographer were to draw up a profile of eastern Colorado’s Crowley County using the most recent census data, it would appear…
Openly defying Federal Court Order, Wilbur Ross moves to shut down Census early
‘Outrageous’ and ‘Disturbing’ “Complying with a federal court’s order is not optional. The Trump administration is flouting the rule of law to undercount and erase our communities.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Tuesday, September 29 Just…
A politicized census becomes senseless
by Wade Rathke Tuesday, August 25, 2020 New Orleans For a long time a country’s ability to consistently and accurately conduct a census has been a mark not only of modernity, but of civilization itself and…
Counting matters
by Wade Rathke New Orleans In yet another concern, with the US election looming ever closer, is a new report that Commerce Department officials and others around the White House are trying to speed up…
Students could be undercounted in the census as colleges close – here’s why that matters
by Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Texas A&M University At college dormitories and student apartments across the U.S., census forms will be piling up – but many run the risk of not being filled in. The spread…
Indigenous leaders urge Native people to be counted in 2020 Census
Kirsten Carlson, Wayne State University Native Americans living on reservations and in traditional villages were the most undercounted people in the 2010 U.S. Census. This year, tribal leaders throughout the U.S. are urging American Indians and…
The Census Bureau is building Trump a huge list of noncitizens. Will it be secure?
By Will Carless / February 1, 2020 When the Supreme Court ruled in June that the Trump administration could not place a citizenship question on the 2020 census, civil rights advocates breathed a sigh of relief….
Fear of a census undercount
“I know for a fact that a lot of community members wanted to come today, but they are scared,” said City Councilmember Luis Chavez, who gave a speech about the importance of a full 2020 census…
