On Thursday, December 12, the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition (IBIC), the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and World Business Chicago convened a discussion on the 2020 Census with leaders including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Dr. Mohammed Zaher Sahloul, MedGlobal President and IBIC Co-Chair said it’s important to address
“the barriers in hard-to-reach communities in the city, which is comprised of 20 percent of the population, is necessary in order to meet the goal to count 75 percent of the residents.”
Participation in the census is required by law for “everyone living in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The census is taken once every decade and it’s important for all residents, regardless of their immigration status, to participate in the 2020 census. The Census does not ask whether non-citizens are legally in the country, and the Census Bureau is required by law to keep responses confidential. Immigrant communities and communities of color are vital to secure a complete count in Illinois. Often, immigrants and non-U.S. citizens are afraid to participate in the census due to their immigration status.
Illinois benefits from participation in the 2020 census which determines:
To learn more about the 2020 census, visit the Census Bureau’s website www.census.gov.
The attorneys at Godoy Law Office work with you to evaluate your immigration status and guide you in your journey to becoming a US citizen. If you need help with an immigration issue, please contact our office at 855.554.6369.
Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.
