County of Santa Clara Responds to the Supreme Court’s Decision Regarding the Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
County of Santa Clara Ready to Empower Residents to Participate in the 2020 Census
WHAT:
This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling on the U.S. Census Bureau’s attempt to include a question about citizenship status on the 2020 Census. County of Santa Clara representatives, elected officials, and community and immigrant advocates will respond to U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the citizenship question.
WHO:
County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors
Jeffrey V. Smith, M.D., J.D., County Executive, County of Santa Clara
Miguel Màrquez, Chief Operating Officer, County of Santa Clara
James Williams, County Counsel, County of Santa Clara
David Campos, Deputy County Executive, County of Santa Clara
Nick Kuwada, 2020 Census Program Manager, County of Santa Clara
Community and immigrant advocates
WHEN:
Today – June 27, 2019
11:00 AM
WHERE:
County of Santa Clara Government Center
70 West Hedding Street
San Jose, CA 95110
James P. McEntee Plaza (by the flagpoles)
About the County of Santa Clara, California
The County of Santa Clara government serves a diverse, multi-cultural population of 1.9 million residents. With a $7 billion annual budget, dozens of offices/departments, and over 20,000 employees, the County provides essential services to its residents, including public health protection, environmental stewardship, medical services through Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, child and adult protection services, homelessness prevention and solutions, roads, park services, libraries, emergency response to disasters, protection of minority communities and those under threat, access to a fair criminal justice system, and many others, particularly for those in the greatest need. The County is the most populous in Northern California.
About the County’s 2020 Census Efforts
Santa Clara County is considered the 9th hardest to count county in the United States due to its sizable population of hard-to-count residents, which include children under the age of five, immigrants, and residents in high-density housing. Therefore, the County of Santa Clara government made an unprecedented local investment in ensuring a complete and accurate count in 2020. The County is pursuing aggressive action to reduce the number of non-response households through programmatic, policy, and litigation efforts.
Media Contact: Nick Kuwada, Census 2020 Program, (408) 343-9924; Laurel Anderson/Marina Hinestrosa, Office of Public Affairs, (408) 299-5119