Working group suggests updating 1997 federal government standards to add Middle Eastern and North African category; Hispanic race, ethnicity would be combined into one

In New Jersey, the heavily ultra-Orthodox town of Lakewood growing at the highest rate of any city in the state

Administration of outgoing US president argues that population census, used to determine states' representation in Congress, should exclude undocumented immigrants

Only 49.2% of Borough Park filled out the 2010 census, thus the heavily Orthodox neighborhood lost out on federal funding allocated based on population. Will history repeat itself?

Campaign calls for one of largest Arab communities outside Middle East to take part in order to get federal funding, but many are reluctant to interact with Trump administration

For first time, question on race asks white and African-American respondents fill in origin, and for many it’s a surprising, sometimes unwelcome, invitation for self-reflection