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Can’t read English census? No problem
Census Bureau going to great lengths to make sure non-English readers receive questionnaires.

By Josh Sweigart, Staff Writer Updated 12:42 AM Sunday, February 14, 2010 

HAMILTON — In order to count every person living in the United States on April 1, 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau is going to great lengths.
Roughly 13 million census forms written in Spanish and English will go out across the country, targeted at largely Spanish-speaking areas defined by the 2000 census and local census partners.
On March 19, the Census Bureau will open assistance centers in areas considered hard to count. They will be open 15 hours a week through April 19, many staffed by bilingual workers who can answer local residents’ questions about the census.
There will be 57 assistance centers in the area served by the West Chester Twp. field office, which includes Hamilton and Middletown. They will be in donated spaces.
“It might be a senior citizens center, it might be a church,” said regional Census spokeswoman Donna Marsh. “If people don’t receive a questionnaire or they need a new one ... they can go there and get the help that they need.”
Forms also will be available in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Russian, as well as in Braille and in large print. And phone numbers will be offered in all of these languages for people who need to ask questions or request forms.
“I think that (mailing Spanish forms) will be a good thing, and we will have good results for the census with the Hispanic population,” said Lourdes Cordero, parents liaison for children who speak English as a second language at Middletown City Schools.
“I think people are receiving now the message and they understand better,” she said of the census, which has worked to educate all populations about the importance of the count.
In addition to determining Ohio’s representation in U.S. Congress, census officials say an accurate count is important in properly distributing $400 billion in federal funds that are awarded based on census data.

Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2175 or jsweigart@coxohio.com.
Gotta count our illegals.Does it make any sense why people that are here illegaly get to help shape our elections ?

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Bocephus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 838	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bocephus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Cant read English census? Posted: Feb 14 2010 at 9:03am
	Can’t read English census? No problem Census Bureau going to great lengths to make sure non-English readers receive questionnaires. By Josh Sweigart, Staff Writer Updated 12:42 AM Sunday, February 14, 2010 HAMILTON — In order to count every person living in the United States on April 1, 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau is going to great lengths. Roughly 13 million census forms written in Spanish and English will go out across the country, targeted at largely Spanish-speaking areas defined by the 2000 census and local census partners. On March 19, the Census Bureau will open assistance centers in areas considered hard to count. They will be open 15 hours a week through April 19, many staffed by bilingual workers who can answer local residents’ questions about the census. There will be 57 assistance centers in the area served by the West Chester Twp. field office, which includes Hamilton and Middletown. They will be in donated spaces. “It might be a senior citizens center, it might be a church,” said regional Census spokeswoman Donna Marsh. “If people don’t receive a questionnaire or they need a new one ... they can go there and get the help that they need.” Forms also will be available in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Russian, as well as in Braille and in large print. And phone numbers will be offered in all of these languages for people who need to ask questions or request forms. “I think that (mailing Spanish forms) will be a good thing, and we will have good results for the census with the Hispanic population,” said Lourdes Cordero, parents liaison for children who speak English as a second language at Middletown City Schools. “I think people are receiving now the message and they understand better,” she said of the census, which has worked to educate all populations about the importance of the count. In addition to determining Ohio’s representation in U.S. Congress, census officials say an accurate count is important in properly distributing $400 billion in federal funds that are awarded based on census data. Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2175 or jsweigart@coxohio.com. Gotta count our illegals.Does it make any sense why people that are here illegaly get to help shape our elections ?

Bill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Nov 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 710	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 14 2010 at 10:30am
	The immigration non-policy is a joke. Look, realistically these folks are here and will never leave. So let's get them accounted for -- make them show their face and they're allowed to stay as long as they pay a big fine, do not receive welfare, learn English, take a citizenship course and then MAYBE in about 10 years they can earn citzenship.

VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 14 2010 at 11:20am
	How about serve in the military for a period of 4 years minimum, or 4 years of mandatory community service, or 4 years in the Peace Corps, or 4 years working on disaster relief efforts like Haiti? Be able to prove that they accomplished one of the four choices showing the ability to stay out of trouble with the law. If verified, demonstrate a basic understanding of English to communicate on a daily basis as a minimum requirement to be a US citizen. Those who fail to fulfill these requirements will be deported immediately with no appeals, no second chances. JMO

Bill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Nov 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 710	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 14 2010 at 2:29pm
	good ideas Vet.

Bocephus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 838	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bocephus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 14 2010 at 3:30pm
	My vote is to send thier public assistance grabbing asses home asap to free up the 8 million jobs that they are taking away from American citizens and those her legaly.No compromise if we allow this to happen then say good bye to our kids futures and millions more will be flooding this country just like they did after the 1984 amnesty. No Amnesty No way.

Hermes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hermes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 14 2010 at 4:04pm
	Don't worry fellas,in another decade it will be US who will be illegal not everybody else. With the career politicians they'll just make legal slaves out of the illegals and we'll be the ones they won't want in this country.
	No more democrats no more republicans,vote Constitution Party !!

Bill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Nov 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 710	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 14 2010 at 5:52pm
	estimates are more like 12 million illegals. No chance in Hades that ANY political party will round them up and send them home

Nelson R. Self Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 03 2009 Status: Offline Points: 279	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nelson R. Self Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 15 2010 at 5:26am
	Sad to say, the immigration issue remains a partisan political prize. So much of backroom manuevering has to do with voter registrations of millions of illegals assuming that they are granted amnesty followed by citizenship!!