Japanese American and Muslim activists have united to legally oppose a question on citizenship in the upcoming U.S. census. The Fred T. Korematsu Center, Council on American-Islamic Relations and several Japanese American survivors of World War II incarceration, including former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta, filed an amicus brief last week supporting those challenging the 2020 census’ citizenship question. Korematsu challenged the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. He also claimed there was little evidence the citizenship question would decrease response rates and that the question was already well-tested. However, experts argue that the citizenship question could significantly reduce participation in the census, particularly in communities of color that are already undercounted.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2019 02:15 UTC