{"id":84257,"date":"2020-09-24T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-be-heard-be-represented-be-counted\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T08:18:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T12:18:08","slug":"sea-escuchado-sea-representado-sea-contado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/sea-escuchado-sea-representado-sea-contado\/","title":{"rendered":"Be heard. Be represented. Be counted!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 24, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;<b>\u00a0<\/b>The Census is a count of all persons living in the U.S. It&#8217;s conducted every 10 years, and the results <i>matter<\/i>\u2014they help determine how districts are drawn, how many U.S. House of Representatives seats districts get, funding for state and local programs, and much more. <\/p>\n<p>Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2924400-1&amp;h=599816660&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.multivu.com%2Fplayers%2FEnglish%2F8779051-complete-census-2020-last-chance-unidosus%2F&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.multivu.com%2Fplayers%2FEnglish%2F8779051-complete-census-2020-last-chance-unidosus%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/English\/8779051-complete-census-2020-last-chance-unidosus\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So be counted\u2014to show what America looks like. To protect the wellbeing of kids and families. To give your community the funds and resources it needs and the representation it deserves. <\/p>\n<p><b>Complete the Census by the <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 30th<\/span> deadline. Get started right now at <\/b><b><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2924400-1&amp;h=1009316753&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmy2020census.gov%2F&amp;a=my2020census.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">my2020census.gov<\/a><\/u><\/b><b>.<\/b>\u00a0You don&#8217;t need your official Census postcard or code.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>What is the Census used for?<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Census determines how district lines are drawn at all levels of government and the apportionment of congressional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. It also helps determine how <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.5 trillion<\/span> in federal funding is distributed to state and local programs. These include Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, Title I Grants and Head Start.<\/p>\n<p>Anything shared in the Census is completely private and anonymous, and it&#8217;s against the law for any information to be used against us.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>FAQs<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>How will I be able to respond to the Census?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Your household will get an invitation to answer the Census online, by mail or by phone. If you don&#8217;t respond, a Census enumerator will visit you by <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 30<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Who are Census enumerators?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Enumerators are census takers who interview the residents of every household that has not responded to its Census invitation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do I have to fill out the Census questionnaire or is it optional?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re required by law to fill out the Census form. If you don&#8217;t fill it out or don&#8217;t answer all the questions, a Census taker will visit your home to finalize the questionnaire. <\/p>\n<p><b>Will the citizenship question be on the Census form?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>No. In <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2019<\/span>, the Supreme Court decided that a citizenship question <u>cannot <\/u>be included on the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><b>Are the Census data confidential and is it safe for everyone to respond?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Census Bureau is required by law to protect and keep confidential any personal information it collects. Your answers can&#8217;t be used for law enforcement purposes or by any government agency or court in any way\u2014not by the FBI, CIA, DHS or ICE.<\/p>\n<p><b>What is UnidosUS doing to ensure a full and accurate count of the Latino population?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At UnidosUS, we work to help maximize the Latino Census 2020 count, particularly among hard-to-count (HTC) populations, by meaningfully engaging our Affiliates and partners in strategic locations and leveraging Unidos&#8217; assets and visibility toward that end. Find out more <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2924400-1&amp;h=3020057140&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unidosus.org%2Fcampaigns%2F2020-census%2Finfo&amp;a=here\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/u> and follow us @WeAreUnidosUS on <i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2924400-1&amp;h=3208743036&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fweareunidosus%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2924400-1&amp;h=3623336036&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fweareunidosus%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=Instagram\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2924400-1&amp;h=3852601096&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FWeAreUnidosUS&amp;a=Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Media Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">Christopher Allbritton<\/span>, UnidosUS Director of Media Relations, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:news@unidosus.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">news@unidosus.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  UnidosUS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 24, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;<b>\u00a0<\/b>The Census is a count of all persons living in the U.S. It&#8217;s conducted every 10 years, and the results <i>matter<\/i>\u2014they help determine how districts are drawn, how many U.S. House of Representatives seats districts get, funding for state and local programs, and much more. <\/p>\n<p>Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gobierno-y-politica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}