November 2, 2018. This article discusses the two lawsuits filed in the Southern District of New York against the U.S. Department of Commerce and Census Bureau, which argue that adding the citizenship question would intimidate immigrants and lead to an undercount in New York. The author interviews activists and a DACA recipient who share how the addition of a citizenship question would impact the accuracy of the census.
A report by the Fiscal Policy Institute published last week said $40 million was needed to reach New York’s “hard-to-count” populations and avoid undercounting in 2020.
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