Recent Immigrant Populations

Recent Immigrant Populations constitute a non‑institutional demographic identified in the material as disproportionately missed by traditional door‑to‑door decennial census enumeration. They possess no internal hierarchy or formal organization in the presented material; they function as a vulnerable beneficiary constituency harmed by systematic undercounting, grouped with inner‑city residents and people experiencing homelessness. Within the episode they serve as a central moral and rhetorical touchpoint for characters (e.g., Sam and C.J.) arguing for methodological reform and for protecting representation and resource allocation tied to accurate counts.