{"id":2074,"date":"2020-04-06T10:28:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T16:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2020-04-06T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T16:28:06","slug":"census-2020-kicks-off-across-the-rgv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/06\/census-2020-kicks-off-across-the-rgv\/","title":{"rendered":"Census 2020 Kicks Off Across The RGV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Census-1024x639.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Census-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Census-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Census-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Jerry Galindo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Census-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">For the first time, the U.S.&nbsp;Census Bureau is providing an official and secure<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/2020census.gov\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;website<\/a>&nbsp;for people to complete their Census form through the internet.&nbsp;The census is done every ten years, playing as an important tool by the government to determine its total number of inhabitants and how they are displaced. The census helps decide how much funding is distributed to each city, as well as the number of representatives in Congress and State Legislature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/2020census.gov\/en\/news-events\/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html\" target=\"_blank\"> U.S.&nbsp;Census Bureau<\/a>&nbsp;is advising its population to take advantage of the online census form, continuing social distancing and protecting their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Census Media Specialist, Dalilah Garcia says that your census information will be protected by the Constitution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We will not ask you for your bank account number, we will not ask you for your credit card number, we will not ask you for your social security number, we will not ask you if you are a U-S- citizen. The data we will collect is protected&nbsp;by Title XIII of the U-S- Constitution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Garcia says some people have reported cases of being scammed or tricked by giving confidential information to fake census pages. Garcia says there is only one official website, which is 2020Census.gov.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electrical Engineering Freshman, Daniel Gallegos says that doing the census online will help stop the spread of the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>In my opinion it is a very good decision to do the Census 2020 online, you know because in these days,&nbsp;you know that&nbsp;COVID-19 is practically everywhere. So, doing the census online will stop the spread of COVID-19.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/2020census.gov\/en\/news-events\/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Census Bureau<\/a>&nbsp;is also providing alternative forms of completing the form, such as&nbsp;mail and through phone calls.&nbsp;Regarding the coronavirus pandemic, the \u201cSelf Response Phase\u201d was extended to August 14th. Nursing Sophomore, Jesus Reynua says he feels more comfortable doing the census at home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I feel more comfortable doing&nbsp;the census at home because I don\u2019t&nbsp;have to risk my safety, I feel like many people feel like that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on how to participate in the census visit <a href=\"http:\/\/2020Census.org\">2020Census.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Reporter Victor Rivero <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, the U.S.&nbsp;Census Bureau is providing an official and secure&nbsp;website&nbsp;for people to complete their Census<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brownsville","category-edinburg","category-radio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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