1. issue to watch (Judy Mortrude)
2. Re: issue to watch (Silja Kallenbach)

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Because the Census is explicitly mandated by the Constitution, and because the re-districting that states are required to do for Congress is tied to a strict calendar, I cannot imagine that the Census would be delayed. What is far more likely is that it will occur as scheduled on April 1, 2020, but the response rate will dip, perhaps significantly. (This dip is likely to occur not only because of immigrants' fears of the federal government, but also because the Census Bureau is moving toward more online responses. I'm sure it is no surprise to any of you that requiring online responses may favor older, wealthier, and better-educated individuals as opposed to younger, poorer, and less-educated people. Unfortunately, because Congress did not allocate requested funding for some of the key tests that the Bureau wanted to run, it is unclear that *enough *people will actually respond online. If they don't, the Bureau will have to send in-person enumerators to follow up with people in their homes, which will be time-consuming and far more expensive.) There are a significant number of groups who have been organizing on Census 2020 issues for the past couple of years. Groups such as the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, UnidosUS (formerly NCLR) and others are working to ensure that under-counts are at a minimum and that particular groups are not disenfranchised. Local governments are working on the issue of confirming local addresses (which has to be done NOW in advance of the Census) as part of the LUCA process <https://www.census.gov/geo/partnerships/luca.html>. Ed Kissam of the WKF Family Fund has written extensively on this <http://www.wkfamilyfund.org/discussion-wkf.html> and related issues. Advocacy groups such as the Census Project <https://thecensusproject.org/> are focused on more of the logistical issues of making sure the Census has the financial resources and political support it needs from Congress. Because the Census Director resigned last June, and because of the lack of funding for the run-up, it is not at all clear that the wealth of outreach activities that happened in 2010 will be repeated for 2020. As you may remember, there were a multitude of outreach materials in many languages, videos by celebrities urging people to fill out the Census, and on and on. *Bottom line: Adult educators can certainly play a valuable role in helping learners understand and participate in the Census*, but it's unclear how much support will be available from the federal level in the form of materials or other resources. -Amanda On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 9:59 AM, < members-request@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> wrote: > Send Members mailing list submissions to > members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/ > mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > members-request@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > members-owner@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Members digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. issue to watch (Judy Mortrude) > 2. Re: issue to watch (Silja Kallenbach) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 13:43:30 +0000 > From: Judy Mortrude <jmortrude@clasp.org> > To: Nation Coalition for Literacy > <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > Subject: [NCL Members] issue to watch > Message-ID: > <BN6PR12MB15717CAFD88D460F9927BD41AB1E0@BN6PR12MB1571. > namprd12.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > "Investigative reporting organization ProPublica disclosed last week that > a Justice Department official formally asked the Census Bureau< > https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-justice-department-pushes-for- > citizenship-question-on-census-alarming-experts> to add a question to the > 2020 Census. Adding any question at this stage would be dicey, given that > the bureau often runs extensive field tests before fiddling with its forms, > ensuring that last-minute changes do not throw off its counting efforts. > Worse, the Justice Department requested that the bureau inquire about > people's citizenship status<https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/ > 4340651-Text-of-Dec-2017-DOJ-letter-to-Census.html>. This threatens to > sabotage the 2020 count. Asking about citizenship status would drive down > response rates." > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump- > administration-pushes-for-a-change-that-could-derail-the- > census/2018/01/02/1e4c43d2-f00a-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_ > story.html?utm_term=.44476f962ebe > > > > > > > [clasp-email-logo] > Judy Mortrude > Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success > CLASP | 1200 18th Street NW | Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20036 > p (202) 906-8014 cell (651) 276-7067 | jmortrude@clasp.org > <mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org> > > Receive updates<http://org2.salsalabs. > com/o/5728/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=5471> from > CLASP's Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success! > > [http://www.charitynavigator.org/_gfx_/promo/new/4star88x31.gif] < > http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=9420#. > Vstdxk9GW71> > > >