Bill's Comments

I just read this little article and don't know whether to look for a politician to yell at or just be sick to my stomach at the giving away of the country. Here's the worst parts:

Many of the millions of illegal Hispanic immigrants fear that filling in the 10-question census forms could increase their risk of deportation. Others are frustrated with President Barack Obama's slow start on immigration reforms.
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There are an estimated 50 million Hispanics in the United States. Under-representation in the census could hurt access to federal funding for their communities. An updated snapshot of the population, the census is designed in part to help the government allocate $400 billion of federal funding.

An accurate count should in theory translate into more teachers, heath facilities and infrastructure in heavily Latino neighborhoods. It should also boost Hispanics' political clout by giving largely Latino districts more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after redistricting.
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Some groups are calling for a boycott of the census unless the Obama administration stops the deportations.

"We have no other choice left than taking such radical actions as this one. We are obliged by moral responsibility," said Rev. Miguel Rivera, head of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders.

Rivera said 38 percent of his congregation is made up of undocumented immigrants and they are afraid the Census Bureau will pass information on to other federal agencies, despite reassurances that the information is confidential.
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Some groups are calling for a boycott of the census unless the Obama administration stops the deportations.

"We have no other choice left than taking such radical actions as this one. We are obliged by moral responsibility," said Rev. Miguel Rivera, head of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders.

Rivera said 38 percent of his congregation is made up of undocumented immigrants and they are afraid the Census Bureau will pass information on to other federal agencies, despite reassurances that the information is confidential.

....When do illegal aliens count in a census anyway?

Answer: When the census is used for non-Constitutional purposes. It's sole Constitutional purpose is to enumerate all citizens of the US. Not look at their race, their gender, their anything other than their existence and their citizenship.