Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., Native American Caucus co-chair, joined at right by Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, speaks to reporters about the Census.

What Does the Census Do?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 8, 2020

Julie Menin, director of NYC Census 2020 and executive assistant corporation counsel for NYC law department, and Lurie Daniel Favors, interim executive director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at CUNY’s Medgar Evers College, explain how the 2020 Census will impact schools, hospitals and policing for the next decade to come. Once you have all your information, you can fill out the census here. 

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