AAJC Applauds Dr. Robert Groves’ Confirmation as the New Census Director
Washington, D.C. – The United States Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Groves as the new director of the U.S. Census Bureau. Dr. Groves, who will report to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, is a respected expert on survey methodology, and will lead the Bureau’s Census 2010 efforts. Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center, issued the following statement in support of Dr. Groves’ confirmation.
“Dr. Robert Groves’ confirmation to the post of census director comes at a time when Census 2010 faces numerous challenges. With less than a year before the decennial count, the Census Bureau has a leader in Dr. Groves who is familiar with the census and can hit the ground running in this final critical year leading up to Census Day. Dr. Groves is a highly qualified and credible candidate, and we are very encouraged by his obvious stature in the scientific community and within the Census Bureau.
Dr. Groves is an expert in survey response methods, and we believe he clearly understands the concerns of racial and language minorities, such as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. And, we believe he will do the utmost to guarantee that hard-to-count communities are counted in this census. Ultimately, his deep expertise in survey response will help the Census Bureau focus on the most important goal of the 2010 census: Encouraging all people to respond to the census.
We applaud Dr. Groves on his confirmation and look forward to working with him to ensure an accurate 2010 Census count.”
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The Asian American Justice Center is a national organization dedicated to defending and advancing the civil and human rights of Asian Americans. It works closely with three affiliates – the Asian American Institute in Chicago the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles – and nearly 100 community partners in 44 cities, 24 states and the District of Columbia.
For additional information on this release, please contact:
Leonie Campbell
Phone: (202) 492-4591
Email: lcampbell@advancingequality.org
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
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