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Ice on Immigration: The 2010 census
and immigrants
By L. Patricia Ice, Featured
Columnist
Question: What is census 2010 and how are immigrants impacted?
Answer:
Pursuant to the United States
Constitution,
the federal government proposes to count every resident in the United
States every 10 years. That census count will occur this year, 2010.
In March 2010 census forms will be delivered to every residence in the
United States and Puerto Rico. When you receive your Census form, you
must answer the 10 short questions and mail the form back in the
envelope provided. If you do not mail back the form, you may receive a
visit from a census taker, who will ask you the questions on the form.
Everyone living in the United States must be counted, including
immigrants, whether documented (lawfully present) or not. One reason
the Census is important is that the federal government distributes money
to communities based upon the number of inhabitants. The Census count
also determines the number of seats your state has in the House or
Representatives. It is important that each individual living in the
United States is counted in the Census. That includes each and every
immigrant in the country.
The Census
is now accepting applications for census taker and other temporary
jobs. You may qualify for a Census job if you are a United States
citizen, have lawful permanent resident status or other valid employment
authorization and are least 18 years old, have a valid social security
number, take a written test of basic skills, have a valid driver's
license, pass a background check and commit to four days of paid
training. All males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered
with the Selective Service. In certain regions of the United States,
upon request, you may take the written test of basic skills in Spanish,
but you must pass an English proficiency test.
For more information about Census 2010 jobs, go online to
http://www.2010censusjobs.gov or call 1-866-861-2010.
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