Posted on 03/06/2019 8:44:07 PM PST by tcrlaf
The loss of two congressional seats and billions of dollars in federal funding are only two of the problems facing Illinois if it cannot get all of its residents to respond to the 2020 census.
Although the official count does not start for another year, the federal government and state and local governments are ramping up their efforts to make the next census as accurate as possible.
Activists, lawmakers and community leaders around the state, meanwhile, are fighting to address all the factors that might contribute to an undercount.
The census
The federal census is conducted every 10 years to count population and demographics for every household in the U.S. The data is used to reapportion congressional seats and distribute more than $800 billion in funds for more than 300 federal programs, according to a study by the George Washington Institute of Public Policy.
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One less Blue Illinois Electoral Vote too. Could be awarded to a red state.
“The truth is finally starting to come out. If illegals avoid the census, Democrats lose money to buy votes with.”
They also lose congressional seats, and electoral votes. By counting illegals in this way the Democrats have been diminishing the representation of real citizens.
“One less Blue Illinois Electoral Vote too. Could be awarded to a red state.”
It’s possible but I’m not holding my breath. In Mpls-St Paul, we have a lot of former Illinoians up here and trust me, they’re not red state types.
Many of them have brought Illinois’ (in particular Chicago’s) problems with them - gangs, guns, welfare dependency, crap attitudes, etc.
MN close to losing a house seat they narrowly kept in 2010
I had a census taker come to my front door and besides no people living in house, how much we made, and our level of education. I told them to leave after answering the first question and shut the door.
Wonder how California’s census will change?
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