By law the Census Bureau cannot share your individual records with any other government agency, including welfare agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts, police or the military. Census workers must be sworn to secrecy before they see the numbers. 1 Doing your part is important. The best way to make sure people like you are represented in the census is to complete your census form and mail it back. Encourage your family and friends to be counted in the census.
Many communities have census committees to promote the census locally and increase participation.
As Hispanics we can help translate promotional materials to languages spoken in our neighborhoods. Educators, businesses and entrepreneurs all agree the future is in the Hispanic community. Legislative representation will change in key areas like Texas, New York and California. After the census, political districts will be redrawn in areas that have had major population shifts. Predictions lean toward new congressional districts in predominately conservative areas in key states with a large Hispanic population.