SANTA MARIA, Calif .– After months of legal battles over 2020 census deadline, Supreme Court ruling says Trump administration can end it early Santa County community leaders Barbara work twice as hard to get more responses before the new deadline
The new deadline for the 2020 census has been extended from the end of the month to Thursday
But the Trump administration later said it needed more time to meet the congressional deadline
Community leaders worry about the long-term impact the decision will have on hard-to-count towns like Santa Maria
Community leaders and nonprofits are stepping up efforts to get people to fill out the census
The Mixteco Indigena or MICOP community organization project focuses on obtaining responses from the indigenous community of Oaxaca
After the September 30 deadline was postponed, the nonprofit was able to get dozens of responses
« With the extended weather over the past two weeks, we have been able to count over 50 community members here in Santa Maria who did not have the opportunity to complete the census before the September 30 deadline », said Donna, Census Coordinator of MICOP Olivera « It means we have been able to bring a million dollars to our communities »
MICOP has about 30 hours to get the indigenous community to register for the census and will work twice as hard during this period
Since most of the Mixteco speakers are farm workers, the nonprofit says staff members will be in the farm fields Thursday morning and evening for as many as possible to complete the census
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World news – United States – Residents of Santa Maria, the indigenous community have less than two days to completing the census after the new deadline – Channel 3-12
