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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Ethnic Media to Play Critical Role in 2010 Census

SAN FRANCISCO -- On April 1, 2010, less than a year from now, a snapshot of the whole population of the country will be taken. Whether you are a citizen, an immigrant, legal, illegal, homeless or an international student, if you are in the United States at that time, you will be counted.

How important is it to be in the snapshot? How do we get everybody in it? These questions were answered at a May 5 roundtable discussion at New America Media, where ethnic media met with government officials to discuss how to get the message out to those who are most likely to dodge the "snapshot" -- immigrants and minorities.

One reason that immigrants, especially the undocumented, may not want to be a part of the census is that they are afraid that their information will be used by government agencies against them
Posted by Claudia Rowe @ Equal Voice For Families at 9:16 AM

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