
Whatever your opinion about immigration policy in general, or the positions of the American Immigration Council, you may find helpful information in the
Map the Impact data tool on their website. As is the case with all such data sources, State and Metro Area level data is more detailed. The
interactive map feature, though, also allows county and congressional district level filtering, providing estimates of their impact on the labor market, sales and tax revenues, and voting.
Sources are cited, and reviewing those sources makes it clear that accurate census programs are critical to the work of economic and community development. Though it’s not a headline issue, census experts are concerned about falling behind in the level of funding and preparation for Census 2030, and are hotly debating the effect adding a citizenship question may have on response rates, and ultimately to Census 2030 accuracy.