Census 2020 Series Part Three | “Is the census safe for immigrants?”

[VIDEO DESCRIPTION: DCARA staff in different roles of Narrator and Citizen. Narrator: Ian is wearing a black beret and v-neck dark shirt. Behind him is a blue gradient background. Citizen: Ayisha is wearing a striped facial covering.]

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[Screen fades to show a Citizen wondering in fear and peeking behind the door.]

[Screen shows a speech balloon bubble with Ian inside.]

Tip/ Fact: There are no exceptions and the Census Bureau wants to count ALL people in every household. The Census Bureau will NOT share an individual’s responses with immigration enforcement agencies, law enforcement agencies, or allow that information to be used to determine eligibility for government benefits.

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Disclaimer: How to identify false census taker and what information to not share]

[Screen shows a Citizen filling out the information with confidence in body language.]

Census Bureau will not ask you for this information

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1. Your social security number
2. Your bank account or credit card information
3. Anything related on the behalf of political party
4. Money or donations

Then a picture of a red circle with a red diagonal line through it (running from top left to bottom right) symbol in front of the slide with the list.]

[Screen fades to show DCARA logo and following content: Contact Information: 510-343-6670 VP/Voice | info@dcara.org | dcara.org. Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram @dcara1962]

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