John,

The U.S. House is preparing to vote today on a xenophobic bill that, if passed, would result in a massive undercount of immigrants in the U.S. census. This unconstitutional attack on immigrants would impact the apportionment of seats to the U.S. House. But that’s not all.

By adding a citizenship question to the U.S. census, this right-wing bill would create an environment of fear for immigrant and mixed-status families, resulting in a massive undercount of immigrants in communities across the country, impacting the allocation of $2.8 trillion in annual federal assistance.

It would also exclude up to 5.5 million children from the census who are U.S. citizens, and who have at least one undocumented parent.¹ That’s why we’ve already sent more than 15,000 messages to Congress, urging them to oppose this bill.

Donate today to power our efforts and help keep the pressure on both the House and Senate to reject a xenophobic citizenship question in the U.S. census.

Most immigrants in the U.S. are here lawfully, and all immigrants pay taxes―whether they’re sales taxes or income taxes, or both.

We’re demanding Congress see this legislation for what it is: a cruel and callous way to inflict harm on vulnerable communities for an assumed political gain.

Power our efforts opposing this unconstitutional bill that attacks immigrant communities.

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Thank you for your support in fighting for vulnerable people and communities.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ Immigration reform can keep millions of mixed-status families together