Many groups are trying to convince Latinos to be counted in the Census and explain how important it is. Others are telling them to boycott the count to protest the lack of immigration reform. It seems to me that a boycott would be self defeating. - - Donna Poisl
By Carol Morello, Washington Post Staff Writer
The census can be a hard sell in some Hispanic communities.
Fears that the information illegal immigrants give to the census could lead to their deportation is partly responsible for Latinos being under-counted in the 2000 Census by an estimated 3 percent.
A host of Latino organizations are telling people that the census will help their communities get more federal funds, could help them put more Latinos in elective office and could also help them gain more say on immigration laws.
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