Legal status under the rules of congress set in the census act of 1790. The president s decision to release this illegal memo now appears designed to inflict maximum damage to the accuracy of the ongoing 2020 census. In just two weeks, the Census Bureau will start visiting the homes of millions of people who have not yet responded to the census. The president s latest attack on immigrants could sew fear and confusion in communities across the country, and could lead many people to decide not to participate. This will hurt communities that are already undercounted, underrepresented, and underfunded. Addressing the chaos caused by the president s memo will drain valuable resources from the Census Bureau, which is already struggling to administer the 2020 census in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic. And it will further divide our country at a time when we need unity. Of course, this is not the first time that President Trump has attempted to politicize the census. For more than two
Census, no president has ever tried to manipulate the census count in this way. In fact, just two years ago, the Census Bureau reaffirmed its commitment to do the exact opposite of what the president is now trying to do. The bureau committed to counting every person, regardless of citizenship or legal status, under the rules of congress set in the census act of 1790. The president s decision to release this illegal memo, now appears designed to inflict maximum damage to the accuracy of the ongoing 2020 census. In just two weeks, the Census Bureau will start visiting the homes of millions of people who have not, yet, responded to the census. The president s latest attack on immigrants could sow fear and confusion in communities across the country. And could lead many people to decide not to participate. This will hurt communities that are already undercounted, underrepresented, and underfunded. Addressing the chaos caused by the president s memo will drain valuable resources from the Ce
President trump and the Republican Party are waging a war on the very mechanisms of voting ahead of the upcoming election in november. And theyre running some real risks, not just for their democracy but their own campaign. Ill explain. Tleeheres a situation withe Postal Service. We talked about that on this show because its pressing and important and urgent. The president installed his crony, thats him right there. As postmaster general earlier this year. And this is the board of governors, all appointed by President Trump, a pretty and now dejoy is instituting changes at the post office, allegedly to kus cost, that are slowing down mail delivery nationwide, creating problems for mailin voting, as the pandemic rages across the country. And if the mail takes too long to get back into the offices, they cant count the ballots. Not to mention that its hurting countless Small Businesses across the country, in red states and blue states that depend on the Postal Service. And then theres the
Crony, a wealthy republican donor named louis dejoy, thats him right there. As postmaster general earlier this year. And this is the board of governors, all appointed by President Trump, a pretty Homogenous Group of men. Now dejoy is instituting changes at the post office, allegedly to cut costs, that are slowing down mail delivery nationwide, that could potentially create huge problems for mailin voting as the pandemic still rages across this country and if the mail takes too long to get back to the into the offices, then they cant count the ballots. Not to mention that its hurting countless Small Businesses across the country. In red states and blue states, rural areas and urban that depend on the Postal Service in the midst of a vast economic downturn. And then theres the legal battle. The Trump Campaign is suing Election Officials in pennsylvania, saying their use of drop boxes for mailin ballots is unconstitutional. The campaign is asking a federal court to bar them in november. T
President Joe Biden has selected San Antonio native Robert Santos as his intended nominee to head the U.S. Census Bureau. If confirmed, Santos, who is Latinx,.