Census Bureau provides Arab-American population statistics to DHS

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Steve Bellovin <smb () research att com>
Date: July 30, 2004 9:50:41 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Census Bureau provides Arab-American population statistics to 
DHS

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/30/politics/30census.html

WASHINGTON, July 29 - The Census Bureau has provided specially
tabulated population statistics on Arab-Americans to the Department of
Homeland Security, including detailed information on how many people of
Arab backgrounds live in certain ZIP codes.

The assistance is legal, but civil liberties groups and Arab-American
advocacy organizations say it is a dangerous breach of public trust and
liken it to the Census Bureau's compilation of similar information
about Japanese-Americans during World War II.

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                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb


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