Take Action Now:Call your senator(s) TODAY and urge them to oppose the Vitter-Bennett amendment and make sure all people are counted in the 2010 Census.
As early as this week, Congress will vote on the Vitter-Bennett Amendment, an amendment that if enacted would doom the 2010 Census.
The Vitter-Bennett amendment would require individuals to answer a question on immigration status. This question would be added to a broad range of materials used for the 2010 Census count. This would adversely impact the census process by including a delay that would prevent congressional and state legislative districts from being redistricted after 2010.
In the long run, the Vitter amendment would waste seven billion in research, planning, and preparation that has been used for the 2010 Census.
Not only would this amendment be detrimental financially, it would add to the overall climate of fear within the immigrant community. The question is intrusive and will inflame concerns within both native-born and immigrant communities about the confidentiality and privacy of information provided to the government. This will deter many residents from responding, and likely result in an undercount.
Call your senator(s) listed below today and urge them to oppose the Vitter-Bennett amendment.
Key Senators (listed alphabetically by state):
Sen. Mark Begich, D. Ak. - (202) 224-3004
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D. Ark. - (202) 224-4843
Sen. Bill Nelson, D. Fla. - (202) 224-5274
Sen. Evan Bayh, D. Ind. - (202) 224-5623
Sen. Carl Levin, D. Mich. - (202) 224-6221
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D. Mich. - (202) 224-4822
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D. Minn. - (202) 224-3244
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D. Mo. - (202) 224-6154
Sen. Max Baucus, D. Mont. - (202) 224-2651
Sen. Jon Tester, D. Mont. - (202) 224-2644
Sen. Kay Hagan, D. N.C. - (202) 224-6342
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D. N.D. - (202) 224-2551
Sen. Ben Nelson, D. Neb. - (202) 224-6551
Sen. Robert Casey, D. Pa. - (202) 224-6324
Sen. Jim Webb, D. Va. - (202) 224-4024
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