"There’s an awful lot of religious privilege that flows from the census stage and that needs to be changed." -- Mike Dove, chair of the Census21 group.
The Census21 group, of which the NSL is a part, is responding to a new pushback from religious leaders on the census question change.
Read the latest coverage in Crikey today on the debate around the #census question on religion.
There's no basis for including a #citizenship question on the #census. The purpose of the census is to gather data on "every person" residing in the #UnitedStates. The Republicans' desire to add this question is intended to discourage non-citizens from filling out the census form, and subsequently lead to fewer people being used to determine #appropriation, to the benefit of the #GOP. Dems need to oppose this bullshit move.