The Expensive Silence
Under-counting the census by 1% could cost Texas $300 million a year. In Rio Grande City, former Mayor Reuben Villareal estimates the 2010 census was under-counted by 15-20% in his city, alone. Despite this year’s census not having a citizenship question, Villareal expects the expensive silence to be deafening in border communities where rhetoric about immigration, the wall, and deportations has created a chilling effect for the legally-required survey that not only determines how many representatives Texas gets in Congress, but also the state’s share of federal funding and the drawing of legislative districts. PODCAST GUESTS: Reuben Villareal, former mayor of Rio Grande City / Reuben’s Twitter account Luis Figueroa, Center for Public Policy Priorities / Luis’s Twitter account WEBSITE LINKS: What is the US Census? The 2020 Census is underway How the 2020 Census will invite you to respond
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Under-counting the census by 1% could cost Texas $300 million a year. In Rio Grande City, former Mayor Reuben Villareal estimates the 2010 census was under-counted by 15-20% in his city, alone. Despite this year’s census not having a citizenship question, Villareal expects the expensive silence to be deafening in border communities where rhetoric about immigration, the wall, and deportations has created a chilling effect for the legally-required survey that not only determines how many representatives Texas gets in Congress, but also the state’s share of federal funding and the drawing of legislative districts.
PODCAST GUESTS:
Reuben Villareal, former mayor of Rio Grande City / Reuben’s Twitter account
Luis Figueroa, Center for Public Policy Priorities / Luis’s Twitter account
WEBSITE LINKS:
What is the US Census?
The 2020 Census is underway
How the 2020 Census will invite you to respond