U.S. Census Assures Undocumented Immigrants Their Data is Confidential

Asian Journal - AJ Press

LAS VEGAS --- U.S. Census Bureau officials assured an audience of Asian and Pacific Islander community leaders, including Filipino-Americans, that undocumented immigrants will not be deported for filling out a census form, reports Asian Journal’s AJ Press.

In fact, “these individuals will be able to shore up funds for their U.S.-based families since a bigger resident count will mean a bigger allocation for a particular area,” a Filipino community partnership specialist explained.

"(Department of) Homeland Security is not going to come knocking on your door if you filled out a census form," U.S. Census Bureau Deputy Director Vicki McIntire told participants of Census 2010 summit in Las Vegas on November 13.

"We can’t and we don’t share information with DHS (Department of Homeland Security)," she said. DHS is the agency that oversees immigration activities, both legal and illegal, in the United States.

Census summits are part of the agency’s partnership programs where it coordinates with local community leaders to encourage members of their groups to participate in the census.

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Census Commercial- DOORS- Khmer

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The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.

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Census Commercial- DOORS- Mandarin

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The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.

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Census Commercial- DOORS- Vietnamese

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The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.

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Census Commercial- DOORS- Hinglish

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The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.

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Census Commercial- DOORS- Korean

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The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.

What's important today

  1. *** Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) talks about how California will lose funding due to low census response rates.
  2. *** The percentage of households that have mailed back their Census forms could top the 2000 response rate — a major accomplishment in the face of growing suspicion of government, swelling population and increased diversity.
  3. *** Engage Her, a national organization that educates and activates multicultural communities for leadership roles and civic engagement, is offering an iPod Touch as a prize asking people to Text "FREECENSUS" to...
  4. *** When she fills out her 2010 Census form this week, Mei-Ling Malone is looking forward to answering Question #9 ― “the race question.” She’s adamant about documenting her multiracial background. Malone, who studied multiracial politics at UC Irvine and is now pursuing a doctorate at UCLA, has an African-American father and a Taiwanese mother. For Malone, 26, this is her first opportunity to respond to a census and possibly provide a different answer to the race question than what her parents may have noted for her 10 years ago
  5. *** With Census Day, April 1, rapidly approaching, AAJC is pleased with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s recent promise that immigration enforcement will not hinder Census 2010. And for her commitment to maintaining the integrity of the information it collects.
  6. *** A massive outreach effort is underway in Chinatown to inform residents about the importance of filling out the 2010 U.S. Census form. NY1's Rebecca Spitz filed the following report.
  7. *** Call our Telephone Questionnaire Assistance Center or visit our Questionnaire Assistance Center and Be Counted sites. Download a Language Assistance Guide.
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