Today's News about the Census
Supreme Court shows split during arguments on census citizenship question
Source: UPI
April 24, 2019
A divided Supreme Court heard opening arguments Tuesday about whether the 2020 U.S. census should include the controversial question about citizenship status, a landmark case that can affect elections and federal funding for years.
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Conservative justices signal willingness to allow census citizenship question
Source: The Hill
April 23, 2019
Conservative justices on Tuesday appeared in favor of allowing a Trump administration-backed effort to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census.
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ENGEL STATEMENT ON SCOTUS HEARING HOUSE ARGUMENTS AGAINST CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON 2020 CENSUS
Source: Eliot Engel (D-NY, 16th)
April 23, 2019
“Today, the House presented oral arguments to the Supreme Court in opposition to the Trump Administration’s proposed citizenship question on the 2020 census. We feel strongly that adding this question would drive down response rates, leading to an inadequate count and undermining the entire purpose of the census. We also believe the true intent of this maneuver is to further stress immigrant communities, which continue to be vilified by this Administration, and to punish certain states that did not support the President in the 2016 election. Adding this citizenship question would have real consequences for New Yorkers across the board by reducing our congressional representation and our share of federal resources over the next decade. We hope the Supreme Court will see through this Administration’s petty ploy and deem the question unconstitutional.
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U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2018 Voting and Registration Data
Source: The U.S. Census Bureau
April 23, 2019
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2018 voting and registration table package. These November 2018 election data come from the Voting and Registration Supplement to the Current Population Survey, which surveys the civilian noninstitutionalized population in the United States.
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