Census forms are in the mail, cities need an accurate count to get much needed federal funds. NONE of the questions ask for legal status. - - Donna Poisl
By Erik Lacitis, Seattle Times staff reporter
If you drive down through Seattle's South End, the changing face of the city is evident.
Thai, Vietnamese, Hispanic, East African and other ethnic businesses dot the streets.
On Saturday, advocates for "hard-to-count" groups met to make sure they're represented when U.S. census-survey forms are mailed this month to all households.
For the advocates and the people they represent, each person counted means $1,400 a year in needed health care, housing assistance and other federal and state public-assistance programs
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