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ALT After overseeing a 2020 Census operation disrupted by the pandemic, political interference, and an attempt to manipulate the Census data for partisan purposes, Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham has announced his retirement from federal service and resignation from the Census Bureau nearly one year before his term expires. “Director Dillingham’s departure will coincide with the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, providing the new administration the opportunity to appoint competent, ethical leadership committed to the scientific integrity of the Census Bureau. “NALEO Educational Fund remains deeply concerned about the quality of the census data collected in 2020, especially the accuracy of data on the Latino population. The pandemic’s disruption of the Census Bureau’s operations, efforts by the Trump Administration to add an untested, last-minute citizenship question, and then directing the Census Bureau to provide unreliable est
ALT “In light of the letter from the Office of the Inspector General outlining whistleblower complaints that U.S. Census Bureau Director Dr. Steven Dillingham ordered staff to prioritize the unconstitutional and premature production of a technical report that would include data on documented and undocumented immigrants in the United States, a directive motivated by partisan objectives, we are calling for the immediate resignation of Director Dillingham. “We do not lightly come to the conclusion that he should resign. We are fully mindful that Congress gave the Census Director the remainder of a five-year term in 2019 that expires at the end of 2021 in order to promote continuity of service without regard to the term of a president. We continue to support that improvement to the leadership structure of the Bureau. However, after considering Director Dillingham's efforts to undermine the agency's core standards of data quality in order to carry out a political agenda, we believe that he
ALT "The Trump Administration's attacks on the Census have always been attacks on communities of color. The obsession with singling out undocumented immigrants for the purpose of exclusion - something that is clearly contrary to the intent of the Constitution - is just another attempt to distort the Census to shift power and resources away from diverse states like California. That is why, since the very beginning of this decennial Census, I have been proud to work with my Tri-Caucus colleagues to ensure that the 2020 Census reflects an accurate count of our country, and is not another political attempt to exclude immigrants and people of color. Officials like Steven Dillingham who cannot put the needs of the nation over the demands of a twice impeached President should resign."