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Millions More People Claiming To Be Native American In Past Decade, According to Census Data

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2021 34 Comments

"The Native American population in the U.S. grew by a staggering 86.5% between 2010 and 2020, according to the latest U.S. Census – a rate demographers say is impossible to achieve without immigration.... Instead, individuals who previously identified as white are now claiming to be Native American."

Democrats, Media Blame Trump Over Census Counts, Gov. Cuomo Says He’s Exploring ‘Legal Options’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on April 28, 2021 36 Comments

“You have undocumented people who are nervous to come forward. I do believe the federal government had a chilling effect,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) told reporters Tuesday.

2020 Census: California, New York Lose One House Seat While Texas Gains Two

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 27, 2021 25 Comments

"The South grew 10.2%, more than twice the rate of the Northeast or the Midwest. U.S. growth fell from 9.7% in the previous decade."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m55tzTIJwwA

Oops – Biden Census Executive Order On Counting Illegal Aliens May Hand Texas GOP Multiple House Seats

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 24, 2021 38 Comments

"Biden’s new policy isn’t just a gift for Texas. It’s a gift especially for Texas Republicans"

OK to use https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1134206851174862856

Supreme Court kicks can down the road on Trump Census plan to exclude illegal aliens from House apportionment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2020 58 Comments

Dismisses challenge for lack of standing, but seems to suggest illegal aliens cannot be excluded at such point as the Executive branch takes future action.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNPCqcsInQ

Supreme Court hands Trump Census win, allows halt of counting

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 13, 2020 21 Comments

Stays lower court order requiring count through October 31.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxi4HQq9w50

California may lose congressional district in wake of 2020 census count

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2020 21 Comments

Nine other states are posed to lose districts, and seven others will likely gain congressional seats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Oel5lVQAE

2020 Census May Give NY Democrats Ammo to Eliminate Ocasio-Cortez’s District

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 02, 2020 33 Comments

"New York Dems are reportedly eyeing Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx district for elimination because she’s been out of sync with state-level Democrats who control the process"

https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1106246010727268353?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

Report: Immigration Will Give Democrats 24 More House Seats From Trump States After 2020 Census

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 23, 2019 79 Comments

"It is possible that had the shift in House seats occurred in time for the 2016 election, Hillary Rodham Clinton would have won the Electoral College vote, not Trump."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IiFHkVWm7U

Trump administration reverses course on census, again, will pursue path forward with citizenship question

Posted by Jared Samilow on July 04, 2019 49 Comments

It still seems probable that the question isn't ultimately included, but given the whiplash in the last 24 hours, you would need a pretty strong neck to feel comfortable making confident predictions about how this will end.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Official_roberts_CJ.jpg

Census going to print without Citizenship Question

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2019 114 Comments

So we will not know how many of the people in this country are non-citizens.

Chief Justice Roberts shot down Census citizenship question, but it’s not dead yet

Posted by Jared Samilow on June 30, 2019 31 Comments

Dept. of Commerce gets a do-over on its rationale, and may end up back before SCOTUS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KVqaIaeRpA

Supreme Court: No census citizenship question for now, need clarified agency explanation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 27, 2019 86 Comments

"In these unusual circumstances, the District Court was warranted in remanding to the agency, and we affirm that disposition."

Trump Invokes Executive Privilege Over Census Documents Sought by Oversight Committee

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 12, 2019 23 Comments

The administration wants the citizenship question as a way "to improve enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protects minority voters."

https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx

Census citizenship question opponents make desperate last-minute accusations

Posted by Jared Samilow on June 05, 2019 30 Comments

It's unlikely this dubious publicity stunt will work with SCOTUS due to issue a ruling this month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUnT8IFTScA

ConCensus: Supreme Court looks likely to uphold Census citizenship question

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2019 61 Comments

Clear ideological divide apparent in Supreme Court oral argument -- Read the highlighted transcript.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wImWJmCZnrs

Supreme Court agrees to hear Census citizenship question case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2019 28 Comments

On a fast track for April oral argument, and a decision by the end of June, on issue of whether Census can reinstate question as to citizenship.

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