Thread: Latino lawmakers aim to head off Census boycott

It's delightful when the Left doesn't know what the Left is doing. Those lawmakers want them counted so they will control of more voting districts and elected with fewer voters in those districts.

Latino lawmakers aim to head off Census boycott
By John Canalis Staff Writer
Posted: 07/04/2009 09:39:38 PM PDT
Updated: 07/04/2009 10:11:36 PM PDT

Rep. Linda Sanchez and a cadre of Latino lawmakers from greater Southern California are working to stop a boycott of the 2010 Census by immigrant rights activists.

Sanchez, D-Lakewood, has joined the effort to persuade immigrants, documented or undocumented, to allow themselves to be counted.

In hopes of accurately tracking population, Census workers are not allowed to report immigration status to other agencies. Census data are confidential.

But the issue currently circling is not so much about deportation concerns as pressuring Congress and the president to change U.S. immigration policy.

The effort to boycott the Census is being led by Miguel Rivera, head of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, to "prod the federal government to overhaul immigration laws," according to Wednesday's Wall Street Journal.

Rivera told the newspaper that at least 1 million people so far have agreed not to participate in the Census.

"I hope members of Congress will also sit down and look at these numbers (of potential boycotters) and say `Hey, this is really serious," Rivera said. "That means they have to fix (immigration policy)."

Sanchez was traveling over the holiday weekend and could not be reached for comment.

However, she and U.S. Reps. Xavier Becerra, D-Los Angeles, Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Los Angeles, and Grace Napolitano, D-Norwalk, issued a joint statement:

"As members of Congress from California, we have been working for years to ensure that the Census 2010 provides a fair and equal count of all our communities." they wrote. "Without an accurate portrait of our state, we cannot address the needs of our diverse population.

"A boycott would be a significant step backward in the progress we have made to make sure Latinos, and indeed, all minorities, are treated equally."

The lawmakers also explained that an inaccurate count can hurt communities because federal funding for schools, health care, job training and infrastructure is calculated in part by population.

In addition, the lawmakers pointed out, the loss of federal funding can hurt programs that directly benefit recent immigrants and their children, such as Head Start, day care, school lunches, public transportation and the emergency rooms used to treat those without health insurance.

Census data are also used in apportioning Congressional seats.

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If illegals weren't counted in the census California would probably lose a seat or two in the House. Common sense should dictate that our so-called elected officials should represent citizens, the voters. Just another example of how acceptance of illegals in our country is needed for some politicians to keep their seats.

They can easly manipulate a city council race. It's very evident in Texas. One district is decided by 1,000 voters and another is decided by a few hundered. The low turn out is because illegal aliens were counted and that low turn out district has just as much influence as the other district.

With half of the foreign born in TX are illegal... It's a huge problem.

Dixie

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Some people think that the Census information is going to be used against people and they are horrified that a group of criminals (Acorn, Obama henchmen) will be collecting our personal data. And this is the first time that the government has been intimately involved in the process. Some say, that the info. will reward Dem's and punish Rep's at best and at worst, will locate right-wingers that might put up any resistance to the government take over, and the resistance people, will be thrown into Fema Concentration Camps. Amerocorps figures into this agenda, some say. What do you thhink?

This may be related to the Census demographic profiling....
Recently, two Asian young men went house to house in my neighborhood asking people if they voted for Obama. When asked who they were and why they were asking, they gave a lame answer, and continued to press for answers and write things down.

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In addition, the lawmakers pointed out, the loss of federal funding can hurt programs that directly benefit recent immigrants and their children, such as Head Start, day care, school lunches, public transportation and the emergency rooms used to treat those without health insurance.

These 'enticements' need to be ENDED!

NC needs our help, PLEASE join in!!!


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