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bobbyw24
04-07-2010, 05:58 AM
(CNSNews.com) – The executive director of a D.C. Latino community organization at a rally Thursday called on Hispanics, regardless of their immigration status, to participate in the 2010 Census, adding that doing so will expand their access to $400 billion in government-funded “resources.”

“To the Hispanic community, the reality is that, the Census, participating in the Census is very important,” said Rodrigo Leiva in Spanish while speaking at a rally focused on urging the American public to participate in the decennial tabulation by the Census Bureau.

Leiva is the executive director of the Latino Federation of Greater Washington, a non-profit membership organization that self-designates as a group that “works to empower the Latino community through advocacy, research and capacity-building resources.”

“It’s about resources. It’s about a tremendous importance of billions of dollars. We have to participate. Please participate,” continued Leiva. “There is no fear about immigration being an issue. This is a totally separate organization. The answers you provide are totally confidential. It’s very critical for our future.”

Before his remarks in Spanish, Leiva addressed the rally attendees in English without mentioning anything about the issue of immigration as he used “additional” government-funded resources as an incentive for Hispanics to fill out their Census forms.

“Our growth and our flourishing will not equate to having additional resources if we don’t participate in the Census,” Leiva said. “So, it’s so critical that we all participate and be counted.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/63802

RedStripe
04-07-2010, 06:05 AM
Poor people asking for breadcrumbs from the system: a true outrage.

libertarian4321
04-07-2010, 09:06 AM
What that guy is saying isn't really any different than what the "fill out the census" commercials are saying.

foofighter20x
04-07-2010, 09:15 AM
What that guy is saying isn't really any different than what the "fill out the census" commercials are saying.

This.

Some outrage, right? :rolleyes:

stu2002
04-07-2010, 09:53 AM
“Our growth and our flourishing will not equate to having additional resources if we don’t participate in the Census,”

Our Nation does NOT NEED Ethnic-based Collectivism