Palm Beach County commissioner wants new district seat to represent Hispanics

The growing number of Hispanics in Palm Beach County is magnifying the need to make everyone count in the U.S. Census.

IS MAGNIFYING THE NEED TO MAKEEVERYONE COUNT IN THE U-SCENSUS& ONE COUNTYCOMMISSIONERUSHING FOR ACOUNTYNEW DISTRICT SEAT TO REPRESENTNEWAYSTRICT SEAT TO REPRESENTHISPANICSNEWAYSRICT SEAT TO REPRESENTNEWAYS THCT SEAT TO REPRESENTNEWAYS THESEAT TO REPRESENTNEWAYS THE CEEAT TO REPRESENTNEWAYS THE CENSUSTO REPRESENTWILL BE KEY IN GETTINGREPRESENTATION& WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5QUESADA EXPLAINS WHY ITTOO LATE TO GET COUNTED&THE DEADLINE TO MAKE YOURSELFCOUNT IN THE 2020 CENSUS IS INTWO DAYS& IT TAKES FIVEMINUTES OR LESS TO FILL OUTTHE QUESTIONNAIREHAVE TO DO IS GO TO 2020CENSUS DOT GOV IN 2020BEACH COUNTY IS EXPECTED TOHAVE A COUNT OF 1.5 MILLION&PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSIONERMACK BERNARD SAYS IN 2010 -HISPANICS MADE UP 19 PERCENTOF THE COUNTY POPULATION ANDIN 2020 - HE EXPECTS THATNUMBER HAS GROWN TO 23 PERCENTBASED ON FLORIDA POPULATIONSTUDIES BY THE BUREAU OFECONOMIC AND BUSINESSRESEARCH.

11:13:56 WEDIVERSE GROUP OF HISPANICSTHATS MOVED TO PALM BEACHCOUNTY BERNARD SAYS HISPANICPOPULATIONS ARE SPREAD ACROSSDISTRICTS -- GROWING NUMBERSIN LAKE WORTH BEACH, WEST PALMBEACH.

GREENACRES AND THEWESTERN COMMUNITIES AND SOUTHCOUNTY.

THIS SUMMERCOMMISSIONER BERNARD PROPOSEDCREATING A NEW DISTRICT SEATFOR THE HISPANIC POPULATION INTHE COUNTY 15:37 I FULLY AGREEWITH HIS INITIATIVE THE CITYOF WEST PALM BEACHLIAISON JOSE TAGLE - AGREESTHERETHEREUTREPRESENTATIONTHEREUT TTHEREUT THEPRPRESENTATIONPROPESENTATIONPROPOSENTATIONPROPOSALTATIONPROPOSAL WTIONPROPOSAL WASONPROPOSAL WAS MPROPOSAL WAS METPROPOSAL WAS MET WPROPOSAL WAS MET WITPROPOSAL WAS MET WITHPROPOSAL WAS MET WITH SOPROPOSAL WAS MET WITH SOMEPUSH BACK FROM OTHER COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS WHO AGREED TOWAIT FOR THE CENSUS RESULTS.11:18:53 THE HISPANICCOMMUNITY PELASE COMPLETE THECENSUS BECAUSE IT IS SOIMPORTANT ITNOW PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS ASELF- RESPONSE RATE OF 64PERCENT.

11:15:14 THAT MEANSTHAT WE POTENTIALLY WOULD LOSEOVER 7 BILLION DOLLARS OVER ATEN YEAR PERIOD IF THOSERESIDENTS ARE NOT COUNTED ANDTHATS THE REASON WHY WEURGING OUR RESIDENTS MICHELLEQUESADA WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5.IN WEST PALM BEACH,