Massachusetts cannot afford an undercount in 2020
Communities could miss out on $2,400 of federal funding per person missed, per year
TODAY, THE US SUPREME COURT is hearing oral arguments on the addition of a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census. This proposed question compounds the climate of fear and distrust in the federal government and likely would lead to lower response rates among immigrant communities. Massachusetts has the seventh highest proportion of residents who are immigrants.(...)