Kansas joins 3 states suing the Census Bureau for adding noncitizens to data

Kansas joins 3 states suing the Census Bureau for adding noncitizens to data

Kansas is the latest state to join a growing list of attorneys general suing the Department of Commerce over the Census Bureau’s inclusion of noncitizens in its population count. Louisiana, Ohio, West Virginia and now Kansas are all challenging the agency's decision to count immigrants regardless of citizenship status. 4 states join lawsuit against Census Bureau The census follows the Residence Rule, which counts people based on where they live …

Kansas joins lawsuit to stop U.S. Census from counting noncitizens. It could hurt communities

Although noncitizens don’t vote and aren’t eligible for federal social services programs, they still use resources in the community. Because Census results are used to allocate federal and state resources, smaller counted populations mean less money for municipalities and states.