Civil Rights Organizations React To Possible Census Question Over Citizenship

Posted by University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service on October 20, 2009 |

John DuBois, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Numerous civil rights organizations united today to join New Democrat Network to oppose an amendment proposed by David Vitter (R-La.) that would include a question on the U.S. census inquiring if the taker is a U.S. citizen.

President and Founder of NDN Simon Rosenberg said he felt the change in the study could undermine the census as a whole.

“It will undoubtably disrupt the orderly execution of the count itself. It will also politicize the census, causing some to sit out, making it less accurate,” said Rosenberg.

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights President Wade Henderson went even further, charging that the question could ultimately obstruct the study.

“Sen. Vitter comes in now at the last minute proposing an amendment that on its face appears innocent but has the impact … of bringing the entire process to a halt,” said Henderson. “Inflaming public attitude about the illegal immigration issue is … terribly unhelpful to the country as a whole.”

October 20, 2009

One Response to “Civil Rights Organizations React To Possible Census Question Over Citizenship”

  1. Brittancus Says:

    Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) has been advising an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill that would require the U.S. Census Bureau to add questions regarding immigration & citizenship status to the 2010 decennial census. If these questions are not endorsed it is certain that illegal aliens will be counted in the census and states will lose/gain Congressional seats and large amounts of federal funding (and electoral college votes) due to this counting of illegal aliens. The only states that will greatly benefit from the original Census are the illegal immigrant SANCTUARY STATES, such as CALIFORNIA.

    Extraction by E-Verification will cause–expedited ATTRITION–without huge expenditures, without forced deportation. Agents of ICE only need to mobilize a large force of Auditors to investigate employer I-9 records. Especially if informants within, are on the payroll, having discovered suspicious individuals working there? Being responsive that there are severe monetary risks or even prison, for employing illegal employees? We surely need exemplary court sentences for companies that hire illegal labor. So when unable to support themselves as jobs are no longer available, they will leave by their own accord. NOW IS THE TIME TO COMMAND OUR RETICENT SENATE & CONGRESSMAN TO IMPLEMENT E-VERIFY PERMANENTLY FOR EVERYBODY IN THE WORKPLACE AT 202-224-3121. Also investigate the prestigious public watchdog legal group at JUDICIAL WATCH relating too sleaze and corruption in–ALL–government. CAPSWEB will explain to you about the risk of OVERPOPULATION.

    If we think about the monetary consequences of another AMNESTY, it will unbelievably stagger the mind. Not only will it legalize somewhere between 20 and 30 million more people, but it will attract millions of despondent people from across the border and other impoverished nation of the world. We are informed by politicians that it will be an impossible task to deport the huge numbers of illegal entrants already in the United States. But E-Verify can and will exclude illegal immigrants from the job market as it’s available to every business freely on the Internet. There should be no excuse for not using this immigration enforcement tool? Out government is failing to protect our borders or even the interior enforcement of our nation.


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