NHMC Joins Allies in Protest Over the 2020 Census Citizenship Question

On April 23, 2019, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) joined multi-cultural allies in protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as the nation's highest court heard oral arguments over the Census Bureau’s proposed 2020 citizenship question. Earlier this year, two Federal Courts struck down the Bureau’s decision to include a citizenship question on the decennial census.

Latinos, immigrants, and other marginalized communities have been historically undercounted, which is rationalized by categorizing them as “hard to count.” For instance, 400,000 Latino children were not counted nationwide in the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau and the federal government should be focused on how to include everyone in the 2020 Census count instead of including exclusionary questions that target vulnerable, American communities.

NHMC joined an amicus brief against the Census Bureau’s proposed citizenship question and continues to fight alongside allies to protect the Latino community.

National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a woman-led 501(c)(3) non-profit, nonpartisan, civil and human rights organization that was founded to eliminate hate, discrimination, and racism toward Latino and marginalized communities.

We educate and increase Latino visibility from our policy work in Washington, D.C., to our media advocacy work in Hollywood, where we connect, collaborate, and create with talent within the entertainment industry.

We lead the work to eliminate online hate and disinformation across media platforms. We advocate for the Affordable Connectivity Program, Lifeline Program, Net Neutrality protections, and closing the digital divide for Latino and other marginalized communities. NHMC works in partnership with other social justice organizations to safeguard democracy in the United States of America.

NHMC is a not-for-profit, and provides equal opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law
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