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  • Clergy urge boycott of census (If undocumented immigrants are valuable enough to be counted

    06/10/2009 7:28:12 PM PDT · by Coleus · 10 replies · 635+ views
    northjersey.com ^ | June 10, 2009 | ELIZABETH LLORENTE & Herb Jackson
    If undocumented immigrants are valuable enough to be counted in the Census, then they ought to be legalized. That’s the argument being made by a national group of Latino evangelical clergy, led by a Ridgefield Park pastor, that wants undocumented immigrants to boycott the 2010 Census unless immigration reform is passed this year. The group also plans to expand the call in December to Latinos who are U.S. citizens and legal residents if Congress does not pass reform legislation by then, said the Rev. Miguel Rivera of Ridgefield Park, president and founder of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and...