The US Department of Commerce is conducting an unprecedented multilingual advertising campaign with the goal of counting 99 percent of the population in this year’s census. Using ads that include families and children’s voices, they are seeking to overcome the distrust spurred by the failed attempt to include the citizenship question. Weeks before the first official mailer is sent, an independent government report indicates that the Census Bureau is not yet well prepared for the important count. José López Zamorano has the details from Washington.
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