Advocacy
Advancing Justice – AAJC Comments on Proposed 2030 Census Residence Criteria and Demographic Questions
November 3, 2026Proposed 2030 Census changes threaten an accurate count, political representation, and critical resources for Asian American communities.
Read Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC's public comments opposing proposed changes to the 2030 Census that would exclude certain noncitizens from congressional apportionment counts and restrict demographic data collection. The comments outline the constitutional and legal concerns with these changes and their disproportionate impact on Asian American communities. We urge the Census Bureau to withdraw the proposed rule and protect a fair, accurate, and inclusive census.