By November 2: Speak Up for a Fair and Accurate Census
WUU Social Justice invites you to submit an online public comment opposing a proposed change to the way the Census has counted people for more than 200 years.
The U.S. Census Bureau has proposed major changes to how people would be counted in the 2030 Census. Among the proposed changes, some people who live in our communities—including visa holders, refugees, asylum seekers, and other residents—would no longer be included in the population count used for congressional apportionment.
Many national organizations—including the League of Women Voters, civil-rights and immigrant-serving organizations, census experts, researchers, and other civic groups—have raised serious concerns about the proposal and are urging the public to submit comments.
Why Do We Care as People of Conscience?
At its heart, the census is about who counts.
People who may be excluded under this proposal still live in our communities. They work, attend school, worship, raise families, pay taxes, and rely on the same roads, hospitals, emergency services, and other public resources as their neighbors.
The consequences are practical as well as moral. States and communities with large immigrant populations could lose congressional representation and potentially receive fewer federal resources, even though the people excluded from the count would still live in those communities.
For people of conscience, this raises a basic question: Should every person who lives in our communities be seen, counted, and represented?
Take Action by November 2
Please take a few minutes to submit a public comment directly to the U.S. Census Bureau. Tell the Census Bureau, in your own words, why an accurate census and the fair counting of everyone in our communities matter to you.
Need help writing your comment? A coalition of census and data-policy experts has prepared a plain-language sample comment explaining the proposed changes and offering points you can choose from and personalize.