Posted on Jul 17, 2019
Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census
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You've got to spend money to make money. But that's not the way Texas, and a handful of other states, are looking at the 2020 census. Officials in Texas have decided not to spend any money or make statewide plans for the census, despite the fact that the state experienced massive population growth in the past decade.
With federal dollars at risk, the state's major cities, business leaders and even nonprofits say they are being forced to step in instead.
Across the country, states are spending millions on making sure they get a better head count of their residents. For example, California officials announced they are investing as much as $154 million in the 2020 census.
But not all states are making investments, or even coming up with statewide plans to improve the count.
This year, Texas lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would have created a statewide effort aimed at making sure all Texans are counted. Measures that would have ensured millions of dollars in funding for the census in Texas also failed.
With federal dollars at risk, the state's major cities, business leaders and even nonprofits say they are being forced to step in instead.
Across the country, states are spending millions on making sure they get a better head count of their residents. For example, California officials announced they are investing as much as $154 million in the 2020 census.
But not all states are making investments, or even coming up with statewide plans to improve the count.
This year, Texas lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would have created a statewide effort aimed at making sure all Texans are counted. Measures that would have ensured millions of dollars in funding for the census in Texas also failed.
Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSgt Michael Bischoff They Don't Care about "Americans" they Embrace their Racism. I Hope they Choke On It!
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For Davy Hoffman:
The Constitution requires that everyone in the United States be counted, not just citizens and people who are here legally. The problem with the view that illegal aliens should not be counted is in the later apportionment of funds. You see, you still have to provide certain services to all persons, including illegals, but if you don't count them you don't get federal dollars for them. And some of the services are required by Supreme Court decision, like school for the children, or emergency room care, or police services.
It also means that the state will lose representation in Congress, because while illegals can not run for office or vote, they are counted. And by not counting illegals, Texas would lose at least one, and possibly two seats in Congress. BTW, those would likely be Republican seats.
The Constitution requires that everyone in the United States be counted, not just citizens and people who are here legally. The problem with the view that illegal aliens should not be counted is in the later apportionment of funds. You see, you still have to provide certain services to all persons, including illegals, but if you don't count them you don't get federal dollars for them. And some of the services are required by Supreme Court decision, like school for the children, or emergency room care, or police services.
It also means that the state will lose representation in Congress, because while illegals can not run for office or vote, they are counted. And by not counting illegals, Texas would lose at least one, and possibly two seats in Congress. BTW, those would likely be Republican seats.
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