Latino advocacy groups are looking ahead to what they consider trouble spots concerning the next census, scheduled for 2010.
They say that language barriers and other obstacles prevent a correct counting, and have contributed to under-counting in the past, of Latino citizens in the United States.
Blacks and other minority groups also agree with this sentiment, urging President Barack Obama to require the census director to report directly to the West Wing.
Census data determines congressional appropriations and other funding allotments.
"This is also data used for demographers, cartographers, the business community, the nonprofit community and local government entities. It is used to plan where the roads are going, where to put the water mains, the sewer lines, schools and the like," said William Ramos of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
Read the story here in the Los Angeles Times, including why Republicans don't want the census director to report to the West Wing.
Source and Photo: LA Times
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