Posts Tagged ‘census’
The Line: No Citizenship Question on Census – For Now
June 28, 2019 – Asking someone being counted in the 2020 census if they are a U.S. citizen is a loaded question. Census law says the government is supposed to count every person living in the United States, not just every citizen. An undercount could mean less federal funding, especially in rural parts of New…
Read MoreEl Cerro Mission Prepares to Be Counted
June 14, 2019 – It’s still almost a year before the Census begins, but preparations for the count have begun across New Mexico. In El Cerro Mission, a sparsely developed area east of Los Lunas, many residents are Mexican immigrants. They’ve heard that the Census may ask about their citizenship—and they’re worried. Planners are reaching…
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