THURSDAY, MARCH 26
PROGRAM # 8840 12:00 PM PT
Census Underway.
With the self-response period underway and Census Day approaching fast, and with the Census Bureau suspending field operations for two weeks due to the public health emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic, community organizations ramp up “Hágase Contar” digital outreach efforts to educate hard-to-reach groups. In addition, census promoters explain details of the questionnaire and the importance of having accurate data of the population especially in times like this, of public health emergency. Local governments also urge the federal government to extend the enumeration period to November, and activists call on ICE to stop deportation operations and political parties to refrain from using the census in their campaign ads to prevent confusing the public. In other news, now that the Senate has approved the huge economic stimulus package, the host gives highlights of its content, including details about the checks to tax payers, the expansion of unemployment benefits, the freeze on student debt payments, the REAL ID extension, protections against evictions and foreclosures, and expanded food assistance.
Guests: Lizette Escobedo, Director of National Census Program, NALEO Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA; Rosemary Soto, Management Analyst, Monterey County Administrative Office, Salinas, CA; Maria Olmedo-Malagón, Program Manager, 2020 Census Communications Campaign, US Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Photo: census.gov
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