Census Counts and Controversies, Past and Present
Every 10 years, the Census Bureau performs its comprehensive count of the American population, a tally that determines the crucial question of Congressional representation, among other things. And every 10 years, controversy erupts. The 2010 Census will be no different, explained Arturo Vargas to the crowd at the California Endowment. “This is one controversy we have seen in every Census since at least 1970 – efforts to not include either non-citizens or the undocumented,” said Vargas, who serves as Executive Director of the National Association of Latino Elected and …
