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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 5:48PM
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John DuBois, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Numerous civil rights organizations united today to join New Democrat Network to oppose an amendment proposed by David Vitter (R-La.) that would include a question on the U.S. census inquiring if the taker is a U.S. citizen.

President and Founder of NDN Simon Rosenberg said he felt the change in the study could undermine the census as a whole.

“It will undoubtably disrupt the orderly execution of the count itself. It will also politicize the census, causing some to sit out, making it less accurate,” said Rosenberg.

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights President Wade Henderson went even further, charging that the question could ultimately obstruct the study.

“Sen. Vitter comes in now at the last minute proposing an amendment that on its face appears innocent but has the impact ... of bringing the entire process to a halt," said Henderson. "Inflaming public attitude about the illegal immigration issue is ... terribly unhelpful to the country as a whole.”