Census
States, civil rights groups challenge decision to include citizenship question in census
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Though the Commerce Department asserts its decision to include a question about citizenship status in the 2020 census will produce more accurate data and ensure fair representation for all U.S. residents, census experts and civil rights groups warn the impact could be exactly the opposite.
Desde que el gobierno de Trump anunció que añadirá una interrogante sobre el estatus de las personas al formulario del Censo, líderes comunitarios están considerando como responder ante el peligro de perder recursos y representación política.
Añadir una pregunta de ciudadanía al Censo 2020 aumentará la desconfianza de las familias inmigrantes.
POR: PILAR MARRERO
05 ABRIL 2018
Maryland Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Request to End Lawsuit Challenging Census Citizenship Question
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Washington, D.C. – A federal court in Maryland today rejected a second bid by the Trump administration to toss out a lawsuit challenging the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
U.S. District Court Judge George J. Hazel’s ruling denying the government’s motion for summary judgment clears the way for a January 22, 2019 trial to determine if the addition of a citizenship question is unconstitutional, discriminatory, or motivated by racial animus.
For the reasons to be stated in a forthcoming Memorandum Opinion, it is ordered by the
United States District Court for the District of Maryland that:
1. Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment, ECF Nos. 67 (18-1041) and 82 (18-1570),
are DENIED;
2. The parties will be permitted to present evidence outside of the administrative record at
trial; The defense will be permitted to argue at the close of trial that such evidence should
not be considered in the Court’s final decision;
On Monday night, the Commerce Department formally announced that it will comply with a Trump administration request to include a citizenship question on the 2020 decennial census.
The Commerce Department has reinstated a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, a move some argue can be counterproductive to getting accurate counts of who lives in the United States.
The U.S. Census Bureau counts the total number of people in the country — not the total number of citizens — every 10 years. Though it usually doesn't ask about a person's citizenship status, the Justice Department asked the agency late last year to include the question.
The Census count is used to redraw congressional districts, so it can affect the makeup of Congress.
WASHINGTON — Congressional lawmakers, mayors and civil rights activists are ramping up efforts to urge federal officials to reject a request to include a controversial question about citizenship in the upcoming Census.
With only weeks before the deadline to submit questions for the 2020 Census, the groups are calling on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to turn down a request from the Justice Department to ask respondents if they are citizens.
The Trump Administration Plans to Ask About Citizenship on the Census. Here's Why That's a Big Deal
Critics charge that the Trump Administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census could make government information less accurate, leading to an uneven distribution of federal money and tilting the political landscape in favor of Republicans.
NASHVILLE, TN — Civil rights groups have long criticized Congress for not giving the U.S. Census Bureau enough money to do an accurate count of the nation’s population.
Minorities have historically been undercounted and that affects political representation as well as $600 billion a year in federal funds that go to local communities for things like schools and roads.