Census Lagging in the Count of Immigrants, a New Report Finds
A recent study by the Asean American Legal and Education Fund found that the Census Bureau’s outreach has been falling short in at least a dozen major cities, such as Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Jose, Calif., and Seattle. Many of their states are on the cusp of gaining or losing U.S. House seats and face a redrawing of legislative boundaries that may tilt the balance of political power. AALEF blames partly the Obama administration for these results, citing its refusal to give fuller assurances that census data would be kept confidential and to suspend large-scale immigration raids during the count – as was done in the 2000 census. AALDEF said it wasn’t ruling out legal action to get stronger guarantees.The government is also fumbling some efforts to assure immigrants that U.S. census data won’t be used against them, including gaps in outreach and foreign language guides that refer to the decennial count as an investigation. For the full story, click here.