“Political theater,” this was the phrase used by the National Association of Latino Elected Officials to describe an executive order by President Trump seeking to prevent undocumented immigrants from being counted when the new electoral districts are redesigned for the allotment of seats in Congress. The move is aimed at rallying his base while discouraging Latino participation in the census, according to Lizette Escobedo, the director of NALEO’s Census Program. She spoke with Radio Bilingüe’s news director, Samuel Orozco.
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