Sunday, October 11, 2009

Latinos would be wrong to boycott the 2010 Census count

I hope Latinos do not listen to the people telling them to boycott the Census just because they are unhappy about immigration reform and enforcement. Numbers talk and more counted on the Census will have a louder voice. - - Donna Poisl

by Ruben Navarrette Jr.

If Census Bureau estimates are accurate, there are about 47 million Latinos in the United States, accounting for about 15 percent of the total U.S. population.

The 2010 Census is six months away, but the national count is stirring controversy in the Latino community. It’s also exposing a contradiction on the part of America’s largest minority.
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