It helps determine how federal funds get spent. This is your future. Don't leave it blank. All federal money is distributed based on the census. Every single person counts.
Every single person counts.
The census message is also being delivered face to face. Ana Maria Soto has spent the last six months meeting with large and small groups, talking about the importance of the census to the Latino community. It is illegal for other parts of the government to receive your information. So the INS, which is immigration, cannot receive the information. Community organizer Hector Rico says the toughest task is to try and convince illegal immigrants to send back census forms.