NewsWhore
06-03-2009, 03:40 PM
The Dominican American Round Table (DANR) has launched a campaign "One plus One" in the US and Puerto Rico to lobby for the inclusion of a box in the 2010 Census for Dominicans to identify themselves as Dominicans, in the way Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans can do. Otherwise, Dominicans are lumped into the "Other Hispanics" category.
DANR president Nestor Montilla stresses that Dominicans are the second largest immigrant group in the US. "It is unconceivable and detrimental for our community that the Dominican presence is not treated appropriately in the census," he told El Diario La Prensa in NY.
It is important because public funds are budgeted according to official demographic figures. If the group is not specified, then Dominican community numbers will be undercounted and there will be less funding for programs benefiting the community.
The 2000 Census showed 35 million Hispanics (12.5% of the US population), including 20,640,711 Mexicans (58.5% of Hispanics), 3,406,178 Puerto Ricans (9.6%), 1,241,685 Cubans (3.5%) and 764,945 Dominicans (2.2%). But DANR says the 2010 Census could show a Dominican population of 1,920,831 Dominicans, which would make Dominicans the second largest immigrant group, surpassing the Cubans.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)
DANR president Nestor Montilla stresses that Dominicans are the second largest immigrant group in the US. "It is unconceivable and detrimental for our community that the Dominican presence is not treated appropriately in the census," he told El Diario La Prensa in NY.
It is important because public funds are budgeted according to official demographic figures. If the group is not specified, then Dominican community numbers will be undercounted and there will be less funding for programs benefiting the community.
The 2000 Census showed 35 million Hispanics (12.5% of the US population), including 20,640,711 Mexicans (58.5% of Hispanics), 3,406,178 Puerto Ricans (9.6%), 1,241,685 Cubans (3.5%) and 764,945 Dominicans (2.2%). But DANR says the 2010 Census could show a Dominican population of 1,920,831 Dominicans, which would make Dominicans the second largest immigrant group, surpassing the Cubans.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)