Thread: Counting shadows (census:this is how Jesus was deported)

Any other communities having their local immigration activist boycotting the census?





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Written by Michael Puente PHOTO: Marta Garcia | 01 March 2010

Ten years ago, the Latino population hit a milestone by becoming the largest minority group in the United States. Since hitting that 35.6 million mark, the Latino population has surged past 44 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

That number is expected to increase, but if Margaret Carrasco has her way, it won’t go up as much as others would like it to – which could mean millions lost in tax dollars to municipalities and perhaps diminished representation in Congress for certain areas of the country.

Carrasco supports a boycott of the 2010 census count by undocumented Latino immigrants in an effort to pressure President Barack Obama and Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. [b]She’s helping to arrange local efforts to undermine the work of Latino groups who are partnering with the Census Bureau to count as many Latinos as possible, whether they’re citizens, legally resident non-U.S. citizens or undocumented immigrants. “I’m not against the purpose of the census. I understand it,â€

This will all be very interesting, to put it mildly.