PFAW Member,
The census helps decide how Congressional representation is assigned and how states get funding for everything from education to infrastructure.
And the Trump administration is trying to shortchange the process and fail to count every American.
Because of the pandemic, self-response rates to the census are at an alarming low. And instead of ensuring every person is counted, as is constitutionally mandated, the Trump administration wants to close the census early.
This would result in a dramatic under-counting of all Americans, but would most likely seriously impact resource allocation to already under-resourced communities. Communities that have historically been marginalized and are consequently harder to reach with the census – Native Americans, low-income people, non-native English speakers, immigrants, and people experiencing homelessness – are likely to be under counted and as a result, continue to receive proportional and equitable funding and resources.
Because the census shapes the distribution of power and resources for a whole decade, we have to get this right.
Measures to ensure each person is counted and to protect the census passed in the most recent House coronavirus relief package in May, now it's just on the Senate to act.
Sign on to our petition putting pressure on the Senate to protect the census >
Thank you for your advocacy and hoping you and your family continue to stay well in these challenging times.
– Charlie, PFAW
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