1. Define the following words as used in the article:
reprisal (para. 4)
apportionment (para. 8 & 10)
demographer (para. 10 & 14)
isolationism, assimilation (para. 21)

2. What problems does the Census Bureau face in getting some Hispanics to fill out the 2010 census?

3. How is the Census Bureau attempting to persuade Latinos to fill out census forms?

4. How will the Spanish language TV station Telemundo benefit from getting their viewers to fill out census forms?

5. a) What question is not on the census form?
b) Why is this a cause for concern?
c) Why do advocates say this question is even more important today that in past censuses?

6. Why do you think only one member of Congress is working to add a citizenship question to the census form?

7. How will counting all residents filling out census forms as citizens affect various states' representation in the Federal government?

8. List the factors that might affect state population counts which will in turn determine the number of seats a state has in the U.S. House of Representatives.

9. Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Association of Evangelicals questions whether immigrant populations will significantly affect apportionment numbers. Do you agree with Mr. Rodriguez's assertion?

10. a) For what purpose will the data from the census be used?
b) How important do you think it is to differentiate between citizens and illegal immigrants for the census? Explain your answer.