12/15 Special Event: Counting Us Out? Why Everyone Should Care About the Census Undercount

As Census workers begin their outreach, efforts to reach the nation's nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants have already raised concerns over whether there will be an accurate tally of immigrant residents, both documented and undocumented. Immigrant communities clearly have much at stake in ensuring that their members are fully counted. Why should citizens care about whether non-citizens are counted? The interests of native-born residents are also served by the inclusion of non-citizens; census data affect policy decisions, government funding levels, and the political apportionment of congressional districts. National experts will discuss the 2010 decennial census count and its implications for residents (citizens and non-citizens alike) and communities all around the nation.

Panelists Include:

Steven Carbo
Senior Program Director, Democracy Program, Demos (Moderator)

Amy Traub
Director of Research, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy

Joe Salvo
Director, Population Division, New York City Department of City Planning

Corrine Yu
Senior Counsel and Managing Policy Director,
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Fernando Armstrong
Regional Director, U.S. Census Bureau's Philadelphia Regional Office

Norman Eng
Director of Media Relations, New York Immigration Coalition

This event is hosted by Demos, in collaboration with the Advancement Project, Baruch College School of Public Affairs, the Center for the Study of Brooklyn at Brooklyn College, The Century Foundation, Common Cause, the Drum Major Institute, Hunter College Department of Urban Planning & Affairs, Hunter College Graduate Student Association, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the League of Women Voters of the City of New York, the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York Immigration Coalition, and LatinoJustice PRDLEF.