This is an idea that gained popularity during the Obama administration but was stalled when Trump took office. Biden’s transition team has not announced any specific policy concerning enhanced demographic information in the 2030 census, but they have previewed it being on the Biden administration’s agenda. One proposal that Vice President-elect Kamala Harris supported as a senator is for the next census to require the Census Bureau to collect voluntary data about people’s sexual orientation and gender identity. Dillingham, do I look white to you?” Tlaib asked early this year during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the census. “Congresswoman, I think that if you tell me what you identify with, I think I would respect that,” Dr. Dillingham replied.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 16, 2020 04:18 UTC