Should Latinos Be Considered a Race?

Should Latinos Be Considered a Race?

Victor Landa March 27, 2023

In January, the Office of Management and Budget posted notice of proposed changes to the federal government’s standards for collecting data on race and ethnicity. On the past five censuses, […]

Cities Are Bracing for 2020 Census Chaos

Victor Landa January 24, 2019

The first federal court decision about the Trump administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census did not leave much room for debate. U.S. District Court Judge […]

Critics Say Questions About Citizenship Could Wreck Chances for an Accurate 2020 Census

Victor Landa January 3, 2018

WASHINGTON — A request by the Justice Department to ask people about their citizenship status in the 2020 census is stirring a broad backlash from census experts and others who […]

New Census data show strong 2015 earnings with Latinos seeing fastest growth

NewsTaco September 14, 2016

*The good news? That Latino earnings are up to $62,950. The bad? That 28.9 percent of Latinos younger than 18 live in poverty. VL By Valerie Wilson, Economic Policy Institute […]

Latino Leaders, Census Bureau Meet Over Latino Issues

Mary Mata December 20, 2012

By Latinovatinos Earlier this month, representatives from the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) met with Thomas Mesenbourg, Acting Director of the US Census Bureau, and his senior staff to discuss concerns for the […]