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Huffington Post: Asian American Civil Rights, Legal Groups Push Back On Census Citizenship Question
Huffington Post - As the future of the 2020 census’ citizenship question is under debate in the Supreme Court, several Asian American groups have attempted to push back on the possibility.
Earlier this month, more than 60 bar associations and Asian American civil rights groups filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s addition of a question asking about citizenship on the upcoming census. Those opposed to adding the question fear it will jeopardize response rates and lead to inaccurate counting.
“For Asian Americans — who are already often ignored, dismissed or viewed as ‘perpetual foreigners’ in our native or chosen homes — being counted by the United States census is especially meaningful,” said Jerry Vattamala, director of the democracy program at Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the group that spearheaded the amicus brief along with the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association….