© 2024 KALW 91.7 FM Bay Area
KALW Public Media / 91.7 FM Bay Area
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Crosscurrents

A single census question could cost the Bay Area billions of dollars

Gage Skidmore
/
Creative Commons, used under CC BY-SA 2.0
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the US Census, speaks at the Student Action Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 21, 2018.

Last week, a New York judge blocked the Trump Administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. Bay Area leaders are applauding that ruling. They say that asking about citizenship on the Census could have lasting consequences for California residents.

Tags
Crosscurrents Immigration
Teresa Cotsirilos was a reporter at KALW covering labor rights and public health in the Bay Area’s immigrant communities.