A few of the Mayor's constituents...
Posted on 04/21/2011 12:45:49 PM PDT by La Lydia
Los Angeles -- Elvira Sosa left Mexico for the United States more than 30 years ago, but last year was the first time she'd been counted as part of the U.S. Census. Sosa was among thousands of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles who filled out a census form last year, and city officials said the response, especially among Latinos, might have saved the area money and congressional representation.
The increased count was purposeful: A Census Bureau outreach program...included Spanish call centers that would field questions about the census, plus billboards, bus advertisements and fliers with information...
The response: The 2010 census showed that the numbers of Latinos living in this country increased by 43%, from 35 million to more than 50 million, during the past 10 years...
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was thrilled...At more than 70% participation, he said, it was among the highest for large cities...
More important, it might have secured money and political clout for the area. The Census Bureau uses population counts to apportion seats in the House of Representatives, and the federal government uses census data to distribute more than $400 billion a year.
The 2000 undercount cost Los Angeles more than $200 million in federal funds...
Villaraigosa said California would have lost a congressional seat if this census count remained at or near the same as in 2000. That seat was saved, he said, because more people were counted.
"You have an imbalance," said Glenn Spencer, founder of American Patrol. "You might have a congressional district in Los Angeles of 600,000 people but only 100,000 citizens. So those citizens have five times the voting power of someone in Iowa. You'll have politicians who say 'I want these people counted. I get more power, but I can manipulate the situation because they can't vote.' "
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
It needs more enforceable deportation orders for the people who don't belong there.
A few of the Mayor's constituents...
30 YEARS? WHY THE F**K IS SHE STILL HERE?????
Am I the only one who notices that Democrats really make me swear?
Is President Obama documented?
No you are not the only one, but I do believe we need some one at the helm to make an attempt to straighten out this heap of manure. Possible some one like Donald Trump x two who calls a spade a spade.Well just a thought....
Ping!
“30 YEARS? WHY THE F**K IS SHE STILL HERE?????”
Because both parties support the Bronze Horde against the Americans they “represent”.
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