NATION IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Latinos, Asians Fear Census Undercount
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Groups representing Latinos and Asians told a National League of Cities conference in Washington that 10% or more of the people within their communities, facing language barriers or fearing deportation if they cooperate with the government, may be overlooked in the U.S. census. The Census Bureau acknowledged that it has not been able to survey minority areas as effectively as white, English-speaking communities. However, it pointed to several new initiatives to reach out to recent immigrants.
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