Page 5 - Citizenship Data News Today

Congressional representation and much more. >> our biggest fear that is were going to get an inaccurate census. census data is used for the next 10 years to allocate resources, to different communities, as well as representation nationally. its not about drawing district lines, having the right number of congressional seats. >> the center for immigration studies disagrees, noting that questions about citizenship have long been included in a government surveyed conducted every year on a sampling ...

Population eligible to vote. the justice department said the citizenship question will help prevent violations of the voting right act but critics say it could prompt immigrants here illegally not to respond and that would result in bad census data which the government agency and other groups rely on. but the data would also change the redistricting maps. commerce secretary wilbur ross said it includes a citizenship question through 1950 and believes theres more benefits than risks saying i find...

Impression people have to answer the question. when they come knocking they only force you to answer one thing. how many people live there. >> this is now the 27th lawsuit the state of california filed against the trump administration from issues ranging from daca, the border wall and the environment now the census. shep? >> what are you hearing from supporters on this question on the census? >> yeah. we know the goal of -- we know the census is collected every ten years, and among other things ...

Citizenship have long been included in other government surveys that determine the allocation of resources including american community survey conducted every year on a sampling of 3.5 million american households or 15% of the nation. they found that 2.1% of participants refused to share citizenship data. a tiny fraction. its unclear if its attributing to fear or a decline in civic mindedness. the center notes the decline in participation began long before the trump administration took office. s...

Was asked about this move this morning. heres what he said. >> there are people who are afraid and dont participate right now, the question is whether that will change and if so, to what degree it will change. weve heard from people on all sides of the e case, weve doing elaborate analysis within census department and weve concluded the benefits to the voter rights act enforcement of asking the question outweighs these ore issues. crust does his argument preventing voter right arguments does tha...

Department. >> both sides agree not participating in the census skus data which helps determine the allocation of government resources. >> how the districts are drawn has enormous applications for how much political representation you have. the chance of your candidate winning. >> in 2010, census takers documented a significant increase in legal and illegal noncitizens. the state gained five congressional seats. there are doubts whether a citizenship question would substantially deter immigrants...

Latest updates on this topic.