Census Bureau seeks state data, including citizenship info

[riversedge]

Source: AP




By MIKE SCHNEIDERan hour ago


The U.S. Census Bureau is asking states for drivers’ license records that typically include citizenship data and has made a new request for information on recipients of government assistance, alarming some civil rights advocates.
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Civil rights advocates worry that the wider net being cast by the Trump administration for such information could chill Latino participation in the population count, which will determine how many congressional seats each state gets and guide the allocation of hundreds of billions of dollars of federal funding. The results of the 2020 Census also will be used to redraw state and local electoral maps.

Experts caution that inaccuracies in state motor vehicle records also make them a poor choice for tracking citizenship, if that is the bureau’s goal.

After the Supreme Court ruling, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in July requiring the Commerce Department, which oversees the Census Bureau, to collect records on citizenship from federal agencies and increase efforts “to obtain State administrative records concerning citizenship.............................

In Illinois, Secretary of State Jesse White denied the request.......................................

Read more: https://apnews.com/0b9e5ca716514d0eab593109b8eda71e

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Trump can do these horrible things because Congressional Republicans are cowards

[ffr]

1. Perhaps part of the KGOP's intimidation strategy going into the 2020 election?

Any way they can shave off a demographic here and one over there, only works to limit their losses. And with the KGOP running the show to protect this ethically bankrupt administration, the door of opportunity is just too enticing for them not to jump through.

Remember the last time a democrat restored integrity to government?

[cstanleytech]

2. I don't think it's so much cowardice more like they are co-conspirators.

[iluvtennis]

3. that's what the GOP thugs want to do -- suppress the vote of minorities. Pure evil. nt

[PatSeg]

4. That is horrifying and diabolical

Conjures up frightening images of fascism.

P.S. Thank you Jesse White for denying the request.

[Mr.Bill]

5. I don't think the Census

has any authority to demand data from the states. I'm betting they won't get any from California, and lots of other states, also.

[PatSeg]

8. I don't think they do either

but this bunch seems to think they can have whatever they want whenever they want it. I'm sure a lot of states will refuse to cooperate.

[geretogo]

6. We are witnessing the begining of dictatorship and the end of democracy . 30% of the country are

enemies of the Constitution brought about by 40 years of extrme right wing propagada in the Chuches,
on the radio , and on TV . Joseph Gobbels would be proud .

[Timmygoat]

7. I dream of

A documentary about Trump's undocumented immigrant grandfather, and the subsequent crimes of his father, such as slum lord and
the protection racket.