Flaws in US census count jeopardise Trump's plan to exclude illegal immigrants from congressional reapportionment
4 years, 3 months ago

Flaws in US census count jeopardise Trump's plan to exclude illegal immigrants from congressional reapportionment

Firstpost  

The move, unprecedented in American history, would produce an older, whiter, more rural population base for reallocating House seats that would mostly benefit Republicans, analysts say Washington: Census Bureau experts have uncovered serious flaws in a section of the 2020 headcount that potentially affect the enumeration of millions, according to people familiar with the census operations, delaying still further the completion of state-by-state population totals that the White House has demanded before President Donald Trump leaves office next month. I think the Census Bureau needs time to do its due diligence, sort out the problems and fix them.” In telling the administration last month that they would be unable to deliver totals to Trump before he leaves office, the bureau’s experts cited unidentified “anomalies” in the data that had to be resolved before work could continue. In a letter released this week, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform stated that internal documents obtained from the Census Bureau described “13 anomalies identified as of November 19 that impact more than 900,000 census records.” The documents noted that if new anomalies were identified, “additional time may be required for comprehensive release.” Officials say that the group quarters discrepancies were among those anomalies and that the true scope of the problem became known only as it was investigated. Supreme Court arguments this week suggested that Trump’s effort to strip immigrants without legal status from reapportionment totals would face a second challenge — compiling an accurate count of people who entered the country illegally.

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Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census

NPR  

Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/AFP via Getty Images Unless the White House changes its order, counting can't start in White House, Tenn. After Trump issued a memorandum in January restricting the federal government from hiring civilian employees, Corbitt says the bureau told local officials they had to …

Weekly Score
2 months ago

Weekly Score

Politico  

Will Trump’s immigration crackdown come for the census? But advocates who fought Trump’s first push on citizenship and apportionment fear he'll try again.“I expect that this second Trump administration will pursue that again, to the detriment, I believe, of having a decennial census that's able to be as complete and accurate as possible,” said Arturo Vargas, the chief executive officer …

Will Trump’s immigration crackdown come for the census?
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2 months ago

Will Trump’s immigration crackdown come for the census?

Politico  

Will Trump’s immigration crackdown come for the census? This was all mostly moot, because the pandemic significantly delayed the release of census data until well into Joe Biden’s term, and he revoked both of those decisions on his first day in office, issuing his own executive order saying apportionment numbers should be produced “without regard to immigration status,” in line …

Republicans renew efforts to limit people in US illegally from census count
2 months, 1 week ago

Republicans renew efforts to limit people in US illegally from census count

Associated Press  

Republican efforts to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states have begun anew, with four Republican state attorneys general suing to alter the once-a-decade head count even before President Donald Trump’s second term in office began Monday. During his first term, Trump signed an order that would have excluded people in …

‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering

Associated Press  

Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know about themselves through federal data gathering, statisticians and demographers warn in a new report and a letter to U.S. congressional leaders. The bill would omit people in the country illegally from the count used to redraw political districts — even though the 14th Amendment requires “counting …

'This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The bill would omit people in the country illegally …

The Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contract for 2020 census, watchdog says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contract for 2020 census, watchdog says

Associated Press  

The U.S. Census Bureau didn’t properly administer or monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census, possibly wasting taxpayers’ dollars, according to the Office of Inspector General. Bureau contracting officers failed to make sure standards were followed to measure the performance of a contractor and didn’t receive supporting documentation …

Census Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report says
1 year, 5 months ago

Census Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report says

Associated Press  

The U.S. Census Bureau’s career staffers valiantly conducted the 2020 census under unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, but new privacy protocols meant to protect the confidentiality of participants degraded the resulting data, according to a report released Tuesday. Key innovations such as encouraging most participants to fill out the census questionnaire online and permitting the use of administrative records …

The growing racial gap in U.S. census results is raising an expert panel's concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

The growing racial gap in U.S. census results is raising an expert panel's concerns

NPR  

The growing racial gap in U.S. census results is raising an expert panel's concerns Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Snyder/Reuters Brian Snyder/Reuters The widening racial and ethnic gaps in how accurately different populations are counted in the U.S. census threatens the equitable distribution of political representation and federal funding, warns a new report by an expert panel who reviewed …

Simulation suggests 2020 census missed many noncitizens
1 year, 10 months ago

Simulation suggests 2020 census missed many noncitizens

Associated Press  

New results from a U.S. Census Bureau simulation indicate a significant number of noncitizens were missed in the 2020 census, a national head count during which the Trump administration tried to prevent people in the United States illegally from being tallied at all. Almost a fifth of noncitizens found in the administrative records had addresses that couldn’t be matched in …

The 2020 census may have missed a big share of noncitizens, the bureau estimates
1 year, 10 months ago

The 2020 census may have missed a big share of noncitizens, the bureau estimates

NPR  

The 2020 census may have missed a big share of noncitizens, the bureau estimates Enlarge this image toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images The last national head count of people living in the United States may have missed a substantial share of residents who are not U.S. citizens, according to a Census Bureau report …

Census meddling is targeted in bill, recommendations
2 years, 6 months ago

Census meddling is targeted in bill, recommendations

Associated Press  

Democratic lawmakers intent on making sure that unprecedented efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the 2020 census never happen again are moving forward with plans for safeguards they say will help the U.S. head count stay free of future interference. The Biden administration on Tuesday said it supported the legislation but indicated it may want changed provisions in the …

Census lawsuit tossed based on definition of ‘whereby’
2 years, 7 months ago

Census lawsuit tossed based on definition of ‘whereby’

Associated Press  

A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a public records lawsuit on the 2020 census based on a Webster’s dictionary definition of one obscure word: “whereby.” The lawsuit was over an even more obscure concept: how a statistical method was used to fill in details when information was lacking about people residing in dorms, nursing homes, prisons and other group …

Bill attempts to prevent political meddling in US head count
2 years, 8 months ago

Bill attempts to prevent political meddling in US head count

Associated Press  

New questions on a census form would have to be vetted by Congress and a U.S. Census Bureau director couldn’t be fired without cause under proposed legislation that attempts to prevent in the future the type of political interference into the nation’s 2020 head count that took place during the Trump administration. The legislation introduced this week in the U.S. …

Census Bureau invites appeals of counts of dorms, prisons
2 years, 10 months ago

Census Bureau invites appeals of counts of dorms, prisons

Associated Press  

Governments across the U.S. can start challenging the counts of prisons, dorms and nursing homes in their jurisdictions starting next week if they believe they are incorrect, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday in mailings sent out to communities. The bureau started sending out 40,000 notices to state, local and tribal governments across the U.S. to let them know they …

Next release of 2020 census data postponed until next year
2 years, 11 months ago

Next release of 2020 census data postponed until next year

Associated Press  

The next release of detailed data about U.S. residents from the 2020 census will be postponed until next year because the U.S. Census Bureau said Wednesday that it needs more time to crunch the numbers, including implementing a controversial method used to protect participants’ identities. Last year, the Census Bureau released state population counts used to determine how many congressional …

Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities missed
3 years ago

Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities missed

Associated Press  

Is it time to rethink the census and other surveys that measure changes in the U.S. population? The bureau’s biggest between-census effort to take the measure of the U.S. population, the American Community Survey, produces 11 billion statistics from interviews with 3.5 million households each year, and the once-a-decade census tallies every U.S. resident for a count used in divvying …

Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities are missed
3 years ago

Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities are missed

LA Times  

Census Bureau Director nominee Robert Santos testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee on July 15, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The bureau’s biggest between-census effort to take the measure of the U.S. population, the American Community Survey, produces 11 billion statistics from interviews with 3.5 million households each year, and the once-a-decade census tallies every …

Latinos undercounted by 5% in latest census, more than three times the amount in 2010
3 years ago

Latinos undercounted by 5% in latest census, more than three times the amount in 2010

LA Times  

The 2020 census missed an unexpectedly small percentage of the total U.S. population given the unprecedented challenges it faced, but Black, Hispanic and Native American residents were overlooked at higher rates than a decade ago, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The Black population in the 2020 census had an estimated net undercount of 3.3%, and the gap was almost …

New Census director has faith in quality of 2020 numbers
3 years, 1 month ago

New Census director has faith in quality of 2020 numbers

Associated Press  

The new U.S. Census Bureau director said Monday that he is listening to the concerns of data users and policymakers, and the agency is making permanent community outreach efforts, in an effort to restore any trust that was lost following attempts by the Trump administration to politicize the nation’s 2020 head count. Despite those attempts and obstacles created by the …

White House moves to guard data after Trump census pressure
3 years, 2 months ago

White House moves to guard data after Trump census pressure

Associated Press  

The Biden White House this month pushed to protect scientific and statistical agencies like the U.S. Census Bureau from political interference in a report issued just days before newly disclosed documents showed the “unprecedented” extent of the Trump administration’s efforts to gain politically from the 2020 headcount. Shortly after the report came out, new documents released over the weekend revealed …

Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows

NPR  

Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Former President Donald Trump's administration alarmed career civil servants at the Census Bureau by not only ending the 2020 national head count early, but also pressuring them to alter plans for protecting people's privacy and producing accurate data, …

Census Bureau works to improve confidence in 2020 head count
3 years, 3 months ago

Census Bureau works to improve confidence in 2020 head count

LA Times  

The Census Bureau is looking to improve trust in the numbers it gathered during the 2020 census by fixing problems caused by the unprecedented challenges of conducting a U.S. head count during a pandemic, natural disasters and efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the process. The Census Bureau announced last week that it will break with past practice and …

Census Bureau works to improve confidence in 2020 headcount
3 years, 3 months ago

Census Bureau works to improve confidence in 2020 headcount

Associated Press  

The Census Bureau is looking to improve trust in the numbers it gathered during the 2020 census by fixing problems caused by the unprecedented challenges of conducting a U.S. head count during a pandemic, natural disasters and efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the process. The Census Bureau announced last week that it will break with past practice and …

Census Bureau works to improve confidence in 2020 headcount
3 years, 3 months ago

Census Bureau works to improve confidence in 2020 headcount

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Census Bureau announced last week that it will …

Census ponders producing less granular data in next release
3 years, 6 months ago

Census ponders producing less granular data in next release

Associated Press  

U.S. Census Bureau officials said Friday that they were pondering whether to produce less granular data in the next round of 2020 census data, dealing with housing and family relationships, in a decision that could upset researchers, city planners and others who rely on neighborhood-level information. By limiting some of the next round of 2020 census information to just the …

Census: Rethinking how to count people in dorms, prisons
3 years, 6 months ago

Census: Rethinking how to count people in dorms, prisons

Associated Press  

Following a 2020 census in which the pandemic made access to group housing difficult, Census Bureau officials said Thursday they are going to reassess how they count people living in dorms, prisons and nursing homes in the next head count of every U.S. resident in 2030. The Census Bureau is going to rethink how residents of group quarters are accounted …

Report: Census hit by cyberattack, US count unaffected
3 years, 7 months ago

Report: Census hit by cyberattack, US count unaffected

Associated Press  

U.S. Census Bureau computer servers were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but it didn’t involve the 2020 census, and hackers’ attempts to keep access to the system were unsuccessful, according to a watchdog report released Wednesday. According to the Office of Inspector General, the Census Bureau missed opportunities to limit its vulnerability to the attack and didn’t discover …

A look at what’s next in the release of 2020 census data
3 years, 11 months ago

A look at what’s next in the release of 2020 census data

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — There were some genuine surprises in the first batch of data from the nation’s 2020 head count released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. ___ IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WOULD BE NO MATH The biggest task facing the Census Bureau between now and the release of the redistricting data in August and September is implementing …

The first batch of 2020 census data surprised many. A look at what’s next
3 years, 11 months ago

The first batch of 2020 census data surprised many. A look at what’s next

LA Times  

People walk on the sidewalks of New York on Monday. There were some genuine surprises in the first batch of data from the nation’s 2020 head count released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2020 census data released this week — state population counts of every resident — were just the tip of the iceberg of what’s coming …

Census takeaways: Sluggish growth, good news for the GOP, bad news for Latinos?
3 years, 11 months ago

Census takeaways: Sluggish growth, good news for the GOP, bad news for Latinos?

LA Times  

U.S. Census Bureau Acting Director Ron Jarmin speaks as a graphic showing the U.S. population as of April 1, 2020, is displayed during a virtual news conference Monday. The U.S. population grew to 331 million, a 7.4% growth rate from the last time the Census Bureau counted every person in the country, in 2010. World & Nation Biden picks first …

After A Disrupted Census, Congress Tries Again To Extend Deadlines For Results
3 years, 11 months ago

After A Disrupted Census, Congress Tries Again To Extend Deadlines For Results

NPR  

After A Disrupted Census, Congress Tries Again To Extend Deadlines For Results Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP Paul Sancya/AP A bipartisan group of lawmakers is renewing a push that failed during the previous administration to extend the deadlines for reporting 2020 census results after the pandemic and Trump officials' interference disrupted the count. Sponsor Message Both the Senate …

Redistricting data may be ready a month early, in old format
4 years ago

Redistricting data may be ready a month early, in old format

Associated Press  

States under pressure to redraw congressional and legislature districts but facing a delay in the release of the needed data may be able to get the numbers in an outdated format in August, more than a month earlier than the planned date for their official release, a U.S. Census Bureau official said Thursday. The redistricting data will be available in …

Watchdog agency says 2020 census is still on high-risk list
4 years ago

Watchdog agency says 2020 census is still on high-risk list

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A watchdog agency on Tuesday …

Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession
4 years, 1 month ago

Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession

NPR  

Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession Enlarge this image toggle caption Ernie Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images Ernie Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images Even before taking office, former President Donald Trump's administration obsessed over the U.S. census. Conner, FAIR's first executive director, recalls reading a 1979 newspaper article about that effort and says FAIR …

Census data for congressional seats still months away
4 years, 2 months ago

Census data for congressional seats still months away

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The numbers used for divvying …

Census Numbers For Dividing Up House Seats Delayed Until April 30, Bureau Says
4 years, 2 months ago

Census Numbers For Dividing Up House Seats Delayed Until April 30, Bureau Says

NPR  

Census Numbers For Dividing Up House Seats Delayed Until April 30, Bureau Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Updated at 6:15 p.m. Sponsor Message The timing for the second set of new census results — the detailed demographic data that state redistricting officials need to redraw voting districts — remains unclear. Last April, after …

Biden Ends Trump Census Policy, Ensuring All Persons Living In U.S. Are Counted
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden Ends Trump Census Policy, Ensuring All Persons Living In U.S. Are Counted

NPR  

Biden Ends Trump Census Policy, Ensuring All Persons Living In U.S. Are Counted Enlarge this image toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Updated at 9:44 p.m. ET One of President Biden's first executive actions has reversed former President Donald Trump's unprecedented policy of altering a key census count by excluding …

Census Bureau makes last-minute push to tally non-citizens, watchdog says
4 years, 2 months ago

Census Bureau makes last-minute push to tally non-citizens, watchdog says

CNN  

CNN — Government officials balked when the Census Bureau set a last-minute deadline to assemble data on non-citizens as part of an apparent anti-immigration push by the Trump administration before leaving office, according to a new watchdog report. The Commerce Department’s inspector general, overseeing the 2020 Census, revealed on Tuesday that Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham told employees that a …

Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan
4 years, 3 months ago

Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan

Associated Press  

The Census Bureau will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, a delay that could undermine President Donald Trump’s efforts to exclude people in the country illegally from the count if the figures aren’t submitted before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Once in office, Biden could rescind Trump’s presidential memorandum directing the Census …

Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan
4 years, 3 months ago

Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a …

Census Missed Year-End Deadline For Delivering Numbers For House Seats
4 years, 3 months ago

Census Missed Year-End Deadline For Delivering Numbers For House Seats

NPR  

Census Missed Year-End Deadline For Delivering Numbers For House Seats Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Updated Friday at 2:49 p.m. ET Saddled with delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic and last-minute changes by the Trump administration, the first set of 2020 census results were not ready for release by Thursday's year-end deadline for numbers that determine …

With deadline looming, group wants more census documents
4 years, 3 months ago

With deadline looming, group wants more census documents

Associated Press  

With the Census Bureau days away from likely missing a year-end deadline for turning in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, President Donald Trump’s administration still hasn’t turned over documents showing how it’s crunching the data on a shortened schedule, according to a coalition of municipal governments and civil rights groups. Attorneys for the municipalities and civil rights groups …

With deadline looming, group wants more census documents
4 years, 3 months ago

With deadline looming, group wants more census documents

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With the Census Bureau days …

Census releases data to check official count for accuracy
4 years, 3 months ago

Census releases data to check official count for accuracy

Associated Press  

U.S. Census Bureau officials issued a range of population estimates Tuesday that are wholly separate from the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident, saying the figures will help evaluate the accuracy of the official 2020 Census numbers set to be released next year. Demographic Analysis estimates discussed by Census officials during an online news conference are based on government …

Millions Of Census Records May Be Flawed, Jeopardizing Trump's Bid To Alter Count
4 years, 3 months ago

Millions Of Census Records May Be Flawed, Jeopardizing Trump's Bid To Alter Count

NPR  

Millions Of Census Records May Be Flawed, Jeopardizing Trump's Bid To Alter Count Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images The Census Bureau has found irregularities in records for this year's national tally that, if left unfixed, could miscount millions of people. This latest development enlarges the scale …

House committee chair presses Census on delays to count
4 years, 3 months ago

House committee chair presses Census on delays to count

Associated Press  

Internal U.S. Census Bureau documents indicate that it will be unable to meet a year-end deadline for handing in data used for allocating congressional seats as it deals with irregularities found in the numbers-crunching phase of the count, according to a Wednesday letter from the chair of the U.S. House committee that oversees the bureau. The letter from Democratic U.S. …

Leaked Files Show Trump's Ability To Alter Census May Come Down To The Wire
4 years, 4 months ago

Leaked Files Show Trump's Ability To Alter Census May Come Down To The Wire

NPR  

Leaked Files Show Trump's Ability To Alter Census May Come Down To The Wire Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP Documents obtained by the House Oversight and Reform Committee confirm the Census Bureau may not be able to release a key set of numbers from this year's national head count until after the end of President Trump's …

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan
4 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sounded skeptical Monday that President Donald Trump could categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives. One possibility outlined by acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall, Trump’s top Supreme Court lawyer, is that Trump might try to leave out of …

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