As the new year begins, the NCL Board is looking back over the successes of 2021 and considering how to build on them for the important advocacy and awareness work that lies ahead. Here are some highlights of our advocacy initiatives from the past year. Accomplishments in 2021 Hill Briefing In April, NCL partnered…
The NCL has joined a wide-ranging group of advocacy organizations led by the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights in calling for the incoming Biden-Harris Administration to select an attorney general and senior Justice Department leadership who have demonstrated deep commitment to civil rights enforcement. NCL’s endorsement of the statement reflects its conviction…
As part of its Census-related activity, the NCL has recently become a partner with Census Counts, a collaborative effort that is part of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The partnership includes access to many useful resources and news updates, as well as participation in the Census Task Force. Here are two…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has indicated that it plans to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census. The NCL and its member organizations are deeply concerned about the effects that the addition of this question may have on the accuracy of the Census, particularly with regard to refugee and immigrant populations,…