Federal agencies commonly share data, but this move could deter those already afraid of being counted.
By Tara Bahrampour Tara Bahrampour Reporter focusing on aging, generations and demography Email Bio Follow March 8 at 1:24 PM Federal agencies say a pending plan to provide the Census Bureau with information on noncitizens follows standard protocol, but census experts and immigrant advocates say such a move could bolster fears that responding to the 2020 census would be unsafe, undermining the integrity of the count.
“This type of information-sharing agreement is a customary, long-standing practice among federal agencies and is permitted under the law,” she said, adding that it is meant to help improve the reliability of population estimates for the next census. Many in immigrant communities worry the question, announced last March by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, could be used to identify undocumented immigrants and put them in greater danger of deportation. Such fears could suppress the response rate in these communities, resulting in a more costly and less accurate survey, say census experts and immigrant advocates.
It also said that in addition to the pending agreement with USCIS, “we are also in discussion with other agencies, including the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics to acquire Arrival and Departure Information System data to fulfill our mission.”
Two federal judges in New York and California have ruled against the citizenship question, which the Supreme Court has said it will consider this spring. A judge in a third trial in Maryland has not yet ruled.
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