Census mail results could be trouble for 5 states

Yahoo / AP ^ | Apr28, 2010 | Hope Yen

[driftdiver]

WASHINGTON – Five states — New York, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida — are perilously close to losing out on congressional seats because of lackluster participation in the U.S. census.

The five were average or below average in mailing back 10-question census forms when compared to other states, trailing by as many as 5 percentage points, according to the final census mail-in tally released Wednesday.

[driftdiver]

This is why BO isn't worried about 2012.

[Dem Guard]

If the poor response is in the Dem districts, great!

[Michael.SF.]

From the article:The Census Bureau has said one of its main concerns is whether tensions over immigration will discourage Latinos, and particularly illegal immigrants, from participating in the government count

Unbelievable

[Cacique]

Absolutely. Those five states will gain 300 million people..

[GregoTX]

Latino residents represent a predominant share of the population growth in New York, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida, making up more than 50 percent of total growth since 2000. As a result, those states could face big losses if there isn't full cooperation when the Census Bureau on Saturday begins knocking on the doors of those who did not respond by mail.

When the writer of this article says "losing out on congressional seats", he does not mean a reduction in the current House of Reps, he means the House may not GAIN as many racially based Representatives as thought.

[BossLady]

The states most probably with the most illegals and now probably less funding for freebie programs.... :o

[chaos_5]

More like illegals are scared to mail it in.

[screaminsunshine]

I hope we lose mine. She is a wild eyed progressive Obamunist.

[manc]

sent mine in from FL but maybe the article means mostly blacks and hispanics never sent theirs in meaning those minority areas will get less money and it will be harder to redraw lines

and anyway,. after all the money they spent on this one would think they would have records

[manc]

exactly
what the writer is really saying is that minority areas did not send theirs back therefore it is bad for bozo

[manc]

if the GOP had some sense they would ask the rats”do you now support and defend those who have broken our laws ?”

this should be a win for the GOP if they played their cards right

[manonCANAL]

I live in Florida and my census form had 50 questions that we didn’t answer. none of their damn business.

[Logical me]

Nothing we can do to upset the Communists Party (formally the Democratic Party) and King Obama will win 2012. You can bet on it because the Republican Party is composted of nitwits. Elections are rigged and nothing will change the corrupt power structure that is set up. Get used to it.

[gunsequalfreedom]

In our neighborhood, only two out of 35 homes in the subdivision received the census mailing. The census says they are sending people out. But if the homes were not on the mailing list, how do the counters know to show up?

[GAB-1955]

There are only 435 House seats; they are distributed according to population according to the Census count. If one state doesn’t get them, another state will. The only state I would be concerned about is Arizona.

[browniexyz]

Could it be that people are leaving those states in droves because of high taxes? Seems to me, just a casual observer, that there has been pretty significant migration to the South and the Midwest from those states in recent years.

[Dem Guard]

We are fortunate the census came during a recession when large numbers of illegals went home for lack of work.

[Ann Archy]

Only 2 out of 35??? WTH???

[manonCANAL]

Nancy Grace slobbering over Sandra Bullocks adoption of the little boy from New Orleans. My wife watches this crappy show, not me. IM AM GLAD JESSE JAMES HAD SO MANY GIRLFRIENDS AFTER SEEING THIS. JUST HAD TO TELL SOMEBODY LOL

[leenie312]

I never got a census form ... should I be worried?