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Milwaukee’s 2020 Census Story Is Not Over BY TOM BARRETT
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ou may have heard the news that the U. S. Census Bureau released detailed data in August resulting from the 2020 Census count including population totals for Milwaukee. Census counts have occurred every 10 years since 1790 and the U. S. Constitution mandates that every person living within our country’s borders must be counted. That means the tally must include every adult, child and infant and both citizens and non-citizens alike. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau’s numbers say Milwaukee’s population decreased from 594,833 in 2010 to 577,222 in 2020 which is about 3%. Despite this news, Milwaukee’s 2020 census story is not over. In fact, I have tasked the City of Milwaukee Department of Administration with disputing these numbers once the Census Bureau begins accepting challenges early next year. Many factors have led me to make this decision. Simply put, the Census Bureau’s numbers are not adding up. Here are the facts.
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TOM BARRETT
"THE U. S. SUPREME COURT DECISION LAST OCTOBER TO ALLOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO END THE CENSUS COUNT TWO WEEKS EARLY DISENFRANCHISED HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS INCLUDING BLACKS AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR, LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED."
