The Census

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Floricua Latinos Were Undercounted in the Census. Here’s Why It Matters.

Undercounted states can lose out not only on political representation and Electoral College votes, but, very importantly, on federal funding that uses census data as a base. This can have a profound impact on individuals and families.

May 11, 2021 2:09 pm EDT Giselle Balido Giselle Balido
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The Census Final Census Report Will Show Big Population Increase in 2020

Census officials estimate that the US population could be up to 335.5 million. In 2010, the census count was $08.7 million.

December 17, 2020 4:33 pm EST Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz
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The Census Seems Like Justice Barrett Disagrees With the Trump Administration Over the Census

President Donald Trump is seeking to omit undocumented immigrants from the census to put more Republicans in Congress.

November 30, 2020 2:31 pm EST Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz
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Latinos The Results for the 2020 Census Are Delayed. That Is Good News.

"These types of processing anomalies have occurred in past censuses," census officials said.

November 19, 2020 3:23 pm EST Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz
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The Census Lawsuit: Census Workers Lied on Forms Because Trump Administration Wanted Rushed Count

“Instructions such as those identified above suggested to enumerators that they should falsify data to close cases quickly,” the lawsuit said.

October 30, 2020 10:36 am EDT Associated Press Associated Press

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Immigration Federal Court Rules Trump Cannot Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census Count

Trump’s mission to change House representative seats violated the constitution and "federal laws governing the census and reapportionment."

October 23, 2020 1:09 pm EDT Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz
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The Census Justice Sotomayor Stood Alone in Opposing the Early Census Shutdown

"The harms caused by rushing this year's census count are irreparable. And respondents will suffer their lasting impact for at least the next ten years," Justice Sotomayor said.

October 14, 2020 4:23 pm EDT Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz