'This prospect of the 2020 Census producing a net national undercount of 4 million people—while double-counting members of some privileged communities—is alarming,' wrote Vanita Gupta, president
The 2020 census could discount up to 4 million largely minority Americans, while over-counting white, upper-income citizens, according to a new report.
"This prospect of the 2020 Census producing a net national undercount of 4 million people—while double-counting members of some privileged communities—is alarming," wrote Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference Education Fund, in an emailed statement."An inaccurate census would exacerbate systemic inequities for people of color and people with low incomes."
Additionally, the researchers found that"political discourse about immigration and the citizenship question has created a potential chill among some groups in the country, including those who are Hispanic/Latinx-identified and immigrants." Representatives for the Justice Department called the ACLU's claims a"baseless attack on the integrity of the Department and its employees."
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