Census Bureau to Release 2020 Data on April 30: Cue Calls for 'More Immigration' Despite Millions Out of Work.
Published:
Fri, Apr 9th 2021 @ 11:43 am EDT by Eric Ruark
The decennial U.S. Census numbers are scheduled to be released on April 30, pushed back from the usual April 1 date because of the effects of COVID-19.
The Census is required by the Constitution and is used to apportion seats in the House of Representatives, and Congress relies on it when allocating funding to states based on population size. The Census is also used to recalibrate the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey, which provide valuable demographic measures of the U.S. population.
The Trump Administration had put forth the suggestion that it would apportion seats based on only legal residents of the United States, but it didn’t follow through with that policy; and it decided not to include the standard citizenship question, even after the Supreme Court ruled the Executive Branch had the authority to do so.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/census-bureau-release-2020-data-april-30-cue-calls-more-immigration-despite-millions-out-work
