This year marks the beginning of a new decade and importantly, a new Census — the nationwide survey that will influence the political and socio-economic agenda for the next 10 years. When I moved to Baltimore in 2011, the Census data from the previous year had been released and with it came a debate on redistricting and the loss of representation in the General Assembly. Nine years later, I have witnessed the growth of immigrant communities in Baltimore. You can see the demographic shift throughout the city from inclusive murals to the growing number of minority-owned businesses. The recent Year in Review report from the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs highlighted the tremendous contributions by immigrants who account for 1 in 5 businesses in Baltimore. The Latino population alone represents approximately 8% of the city’s population, a 134% increase since the last census.