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LULAC Says Shortening Census Period Hurts Latinos
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says Historically
Undercounted Communities Will Suffer Most
Los Angeles, CA - Sindy Benavides, National Chief Executive Officer of the League
of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued the following statement about
the Administration’s decision to end the self-reporting window and door knocking
operations one-month earlier for the 2020 Census.
“It is simply inconceivable that we can achieve a full and accurate count by
these actions at the time we need it most during a pandemic that is
disproportionately impacting Latinos. This is yet another tactic from the Trump
Administration to make our community invisible with an incomplete enumeration,
which impacts critical funding, representation, and redistricting. Instead of
ramping up its work, the Census Bureau cites the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason
for deciding to cut short the two most critical aspects of the census. First,
there is the self-reporting phase and that is followed by community outreach to
contact individuals and families who for one reason or another have not done so.
The latest figures compiled by the National Association of Latino Elected
Officials (NALEO), show some very troubling trends that we will not be able to
correct without sufficient time allotted. In Puerto Rico, only 18.9% have
self-reported. In Texas, 56.1% of Latino households have filled out their surveys
and in California, that rate is 62.4%. In fact, across the country and Puerto
Rico more than one-third of Latino households are still not counted.”
Non-Response Follow-Up, also called NRFU, is decisive for the 2020 Census to
provide a complete picture of hard-to-reach communities. These are people of
color, immigrants, individuals with disabilities in rural areas, even young
children. Often, these groups are the most overlooked and least counted. The
result will be another ten years of denying them their fair share of federal
funding and representation.
LULAC opposes shortening the census period and we are advocating for Congress to
allocate the $400 million needed to finish the 2020 Census. These funds will help
pay for what is the costliest and most labor intensive aspect of the count
accessing remote and disaster impacted communities. Still, fair-minded American
expect that everyone is afforded an equal opportunity to participate. Anything
less violates the constitutionally-guaranteed civil rights of those who are
excluded and is unacceptable.”
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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .
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