A new research study about the 2020 Census found 58 percent of respondents will “definitely” participate, but that more than 4 in 10 remain unsure – a comparable ratio from the 2010 and 2000 counts
The latest Continuing Resolution funding the federal government contains increased funding for the 2020 Census, improving the odds of decennial preparations getting completed and setting the stage for the completion of full-year funding before the end of the year.
Seventy-four American business leaders urged Congressional appropriators to "prioritize funding" for the 2020 Census, a "fundamental civic responsibility."
Sen. Jack Reed recently wrote to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about his “deep concern over the inclusion of a citizenship question on questionnaires for the Census Bureau's 2019 Census Test.” Per media reports, he said, “the Census Bureau has not removed these questionnaires from circulation even though there will be no citizenship question on the 2020 Decennial Census.”
On July 2, 2019, according to a Department of Justice official, the Department of Commerce officially dropped their plans to add a citizenship question to the decennial headcount and any suggestion of delaying the 2020 Census, in response to their defeat at the Supreme Court last week.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Department of Commerce's attempt to add a citizenship question to the decennial questionnaire in a 5-4 decision this morning.
New research from the Census Bureau indicates that the citizenship question, if included on the 2020 Census questionnaire, would significantly reduce the self-response rate.
As discussed in a recent Congressional hearing, "the trickle-down impact of an inaccurate 2020 Census would restrain or ruin American businesses for a whole decade."
The Insights Association responds in HuffPost about the essential value of the decennial census after President's tweeting
The Insights Association joined an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing against the addition of a citizenship question in the 2020 census.