AAI Public Comment Opposing the Proposed Changes to the Census Residency Rule and Elimination of Race and Ethnicity Data Collection

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OCTOBER 21, 2026

The Arab American Institute Foundation (“AAI”) submitted these comments in response to the Census Bureau’s proposed rule, Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions (“Proposed Rule”).

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