Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Foro Comunitario de Agosto en Español

The same, stated nation Peter, third version station, is the one of preparations for the progressive Alexandre to the Cortes case, and it is my honor to be the moderator for this community forum of the congresswoman regarding the executive orders and other efforts. We will also talk about the changes. We will also hear from Annette, who is here without paying, the director of the Sosa Center, who has come up to explain the importance of rest and will talk about the people who are reaching out on it. We will have a question and answer section, and in this section, you can ask your questions. Before we begin, there are a few points: if you are on Zoom, please use the question and answer option to submit your questions. Alternatively, you can also write to us at [Music] them at angel@mail.ru.gv or by calling 718-666-25970. Our team members will be monitoring the chat and phone inbox. We will also be live on Facebook, so feel free to visit the Facebook page. It is Network 11 for the transition without the need for translation and interpretation into Spanish. Please click on interpretation. At the bottom of the screen, in your expanding selection, you can also enter your questions in the Spanish chat. If further interpretation in another language is required, you can type or call the phone numbers

that appear in the chat. At this time, interpretation services are being provided by the Census Bureau. Now, let me introduce someone who needs no introduction: Congresswoman Alexander A. For the third time, hello everyone, welcome to all our presidents and community members. Thank you so much for joining us for our modest August Community Forum. Once again, if this is your first time joining us, we organize a Community Forum once a month. Now, the Congresswoman is explaining the instructions for listening to the Spanish interpretation. Also, the instructions are: If you or someone else needs interpretation, you can select the interpretation button at the bottom of the screen and select plans to access the Spanish audio simultaneous interpretation. Now, the man is also explaining that you can submit your question in Spanish in the chat or through the question and answer option in the chat, as well as in any other language

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Today I want to make sure that we really delve into these community metaphors. We have a little more time to delve into the policies of a specific area, whether it's health insurance, housing insurance, or any other initiative that we've been

pursuing, given the nature of how unpredictable these

summarize a little and get straight to the point to leave a little time for you so we can ask any questions you may have. The first thing I want to make sure we cover are the executive orders that President Trump signed on Friday because they are quite complicated. The context around them is complicated, and I want to make sure that you have the full political context for these executive orders. And I think it's important that everyone understands the context in which these executive orders are being signed. As so many of you have experienced and have been aware, unemployment benefits have been about to expire for some weeks now, and what we 've seen is that we have record levels of unemployment. What we've seen in the history of the country, the only comparison we can make is the Great Depression to compare it to the moment we're in right now, but even during that time of the Great Depression, we didn't see an economic shock emerge in the way that this one has. You know, for this economic crisis to emerge the way it has, it's truly unprecedented. So, 10 weeks ago—actually, much more than 10 weeks ago, months ago—we passed the Heroes Act, which you've surely heard about in the news, and what the Heroes Act provides is a continuation of the $600 benefit that we established in Electra the Killers. The Heroes Act also includes that, a second stimulus payment for all eligible families. They could receive a second payment, we mean, two checks. And in addition to this, we also included health protections and support, and provisions for rental assistance, and it also included benefits for people with ITIN numbers, who are immigrants who have been left out of the unemployment program and who also It was, and they were left out of it, the singles payment. We in Congress, in the Democratic House, have been protesting this for many years, a long time, sorry. And now, basically, we have the Republican side of the House sitting down and not debating, not negotiating, not moving this bill in any direction. Representative Mitch McConnell just sat down and did nothing regarding COVID-19 relief and Noah. And it wasn't until very recently, when unemployment benefits were already expiring, that they started talking about these issues, until the week the core benefits were about to expire. What happened is that because the Republicans didn't have a plan and because they weren't negotiating the legislation that had passed months ago, there was a rush to get to the negotiating table, but very few demands that the Republicans were making, beyond cutting unemployment benefits, wanted to cut unemployment benefits from $600 to $200. And basically, what they're really trying to do is take away most of the support from working families

This is The moment is when the Republican and Democratic parties are trying to negotiate in a meeting, but what has happened is that the Republican party doesn't want to move in any positive direction. So what the president has done is turn around and simply signed some executive orders. The reason why context is so important is because, first of all, we don't know if these executive orders are even legal. In fact, it's my position, and the position of many people observing these processes, that the executive orders that the president signed on Friday or Saturday are certainly illegal. There may be a challenge to these executive orders in court; in this case, a judge would have to make the final determination. But let's put that aside. Even if we assume that these executive orders, many of which are improving things and, in fact, aren't as compromising as we might think, even if we think it's completely legal for the president to do this, even if we take what the president stated as facts, we're still going to see problems that we have to face. Which is the reason why, very sadly, my people, very tragically, we can't necessarily count on these provisions since they are... They're inactive right now, but I'm going to explain each one. The first executive order is the brainchild of deferring tax payments. This means the taxes won't be collected, but they will still have to be paid. It's very important that we understand why the executive order means that they won't take Medicare or Coverage Partner taxes, and that amount that you usually see come out of your paycheck. According to this executive order, if you earn less than $104,000 a year, those deductions won't be taken from your paycheck, but you will still have to pay that money to the government. The government won't take it from your paycheck, but you will have to pay it. And that worries me because I know there will be people outside the system who don't know or understand this, and what will happen is that at the end of the year, they will owe hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in taxes because of this executive order from the president. So my first piece of advice would be that if this goes into effect, make sure... You 're counting Social Security, Medicare, and taxes that would usually come out of your paycheck. My first piece of advice against this would be to go back to your last paycheck and see how much was deducted. You should definitely consider saving that money because it's absolutely terrible to be charged a large amount of money at the end of the year. You'll realize this quickly because it will come out in your next paycheck, and I don't want you to be surprised at the end of the year or when tax season comes around.

money you'll receive on top of unemployment benefits would be like it's going to be taken from $600, then cut to $400, and that money would be added to... well, the problem with this is that even with those $400, this area is probably the most complicated part you've ever seen. But let's say this happens. I want to explain all the details. The first problem is that those initial $600 you received in unemployment benefits... these additional $600 came... The federal government didn't impose any conditions on the state for administering it. No difficulties were placed at the state level that required the state government to build what it did. The federal government gave that money to the states and prohibited them from contributing the $600 in addition to traditional unemployment benefits. We all know that many people lost their job benefits, and we know the system has been terrible, with people waiting weeks or months to receive benefits. There are still difficulties, but what this says is that with the previous system, you could process everything and receive the $600. So, what I want to clarify is that the executive order for $400, only $300 from the federal government, requires state governments to pay an additional $100 in January. So, what this means is that if a state government doesn't pay the additional $100— this is in addition to the state unemployment benefits that will already be paid—then the individual won't receive additional unemployment benefits. So why is this so complicated? It's complicated because if a state wants to pay these additional $100, the individual won't receive any further unemployment benefits. Many, if not all, states can't afford that. Why? Because in the current situation, if there were no state funding, then the federal government wouldn't have given

any real funds to the states and municipalities in 2001. And since the federal government didn't give money to the states, what it's saying now is that we need the money, even though we didn't give you any money, to be able to provide this unemployment benefit. So, if these executive orders, which are possibly illegal, the problem is that most states can't contribute those $100 per person in addition to what they're already paying—hundreds of dollars in unemployment per person—to extend the benefit, then it's creating this situation, and ultimately, most states can't participate in this program. If this executive order in court says yes, it may have the probability of additional money. [Music] We see that it's a crisis. Ah, I ca n't say anything else except that I'm so frustrated. Yes, I'm sorry, no one at the negotiating table is going to suffer. It's the working families who are going to suffer. So, I'm so sorry to bring this bad news for so many things, but... I have to tell you the truth so you can make decisions for your lives, and I'm also going to tell you what our plan for the future is going to be. So, the third thing I want to make sure you understand is that President Trump's third executive order, which he used with a lot of nice words around evictions—that's the language he used—doesn't address anything; it just repeats things I've already said

So, there's no additional protection whatsoever. The president's executive order, these three points, is a farce. This is a complete lie. It's not going to help anyone's life. Nobody is presenting themselves as a solution. They're using it as a political tool so Republicans can say, "Look, we've got something that will explain." They're using language that has to do with these needs, but it doesn't actually solve any real problems. They create problems with the so-called tax relief. It's something that looks good right now, but in a few months, it's going to be complicated, and it's going to be worse for working families. The reason I'm telling you this honestly is because I want to give you this information about what's happening so you have the information and can plan as best you can for your lives. So, the last part The good news is that the other order states that payments on federal student debt are paused until December 31, 2015. That's an executive order that is feasible, and I think this is a positive process. I don't want to deny that. So these student debts are paused. You're always 39/20. So I'm going to the board that represents your debts because you may or may not know that they were due to expire in September. You know, so I had money that was debt after September 1st, and my advice is that those of you who have this debt should go online and sign up with them to see if they are applying for and administering the federal pause that is being put on these student debts. So this is at least a light in this darkness. The other things, I can't tell you what will happen, and if it does happen, I can't say in good conscience that this will actually be administered the way it's being presented. People think it will be implemented. So in the questions and answers section, I can answer a little more of your questions. Regarding this, in terms of how the situation is now, Congress and the ministers have withdrawn from their mission positions, and the Democratic majority remain ready to act at any moment. And the Trump administration actually wants to make a deal with Congress.

to answer the phone 24 hours a day to vote. And I can give you all my commitment that I will be there for this vote, and if we have the legislation that needs to be voted on, I will be there. We have to seek real support. I am going to seek real support, not just empty gestures

These executive orders are just empty gestures. They are not really going to help anyone, even though it feels like in the short term it might help, like the payroll tax. That is actually going to be worse. So now we go to our next slide, and what I want to say is, these commitments are horrible. They are playing with the lives of our people today, and I cannot express enough how this feels. It's like something that really feels like a loss. People are hungry, they are about to face eviction, people can't pay, people can't get credit. It's super bad. And there are other implications. In my words, we've been introducing bill after bill to make sure you have the support you need. And what we need is help now. We need help. Two weeks ago, when unemployment benefits expired, these are resources I wanted to show you. These are resources for immediate economic relief. There's a list of public benefits above, and then there's a line called Tenant Help. Exactly, they were extended in certain circumstances. It's on a case-by-case basis for some situations. So, there's a little bit done, but if you're worried about evictions, please call this Tenant Help line. It's free, that's good. But if you don't have money, I would advise you to use public resources. There's a line called [unclear - possibly "pay for services" or " pay for services"]. This is the state. There's also food assistance, job security. There are many other resources in the form of mutual aid, and also many community organizations that are organizing, many of which we are supporting and are present on these calls. What I have to tell you is that you are not alone right now. You are not alone. There are so many people, millions of people, more than 30 million people in the same situation. The fear And the anxiety surrounding this moment is paralyzing, and the only advice I can give you is that if you can, dial 311 and ask for tenant help, the tenant hotline. There are people there who should at least support you in exploring your options, especially when it feels so paralyzing, when it feels like there are no options. The best thing I can say is to communicate, contact, use the resources, and there are people who can help you and make an action plan with you. So let's move to the positive side. The last thing I want to talk about is the recent changes to the postal service. I'm so sorry to bring so much bad news, but it's been a very, very difficult community forum because of all the news

We see the existential way things are being presented in the US. A few months ago, President Trump established the general policy of one postal master. He only supports one person holding that position nationwide, and what has happened under President Trump is that he removed the person who was holding this position, and the person who holds it now is frankly a donor. I think... To the right there, and the president himself. So this is a political appointment, and it's also associated with contracts with private companies, the postal service, like UPS and FedEx. Those are the types of private companies this person is involved with. Along with what the president has essentially done, he's removed me from a position that was typically a nonpartisan position—famously, it has to be a neutral position whose job is focused on doing the best possible work with the resources available. As for the postal service, he's removed the person who held that position and installed someone who is not only focused on the success of the Republican Party but also, in the case of the United States Postal Service, the only option he wants to leave us is private companies. To send our mail, our letters, this not only makes that allocation corrupt, but also when you put it on top of the fact that the president votes by mail, the way we do this is the tablecloth. The National Postal Service says that our communities have had two difficult networks with the postal service for many years because our communities have historically been low-resourced, but this now makes the situation much worse, and now we are basically at a point where we have to protect the postal service. Right now, I am very concerned about what is going to happen to this public service between now and November. It is very important, extremely important, that we protect the postal service, no matter how perfect it has been, but it is so important because the main problems are that it has been failing to provide resources, and we are paying pensions to all the employees who have retired in West Ham. And well, moving on to

the good news, one of the things that my office was able to implement was a proposal that just passed the House. I was able to request an additional $50 billion to improve the infrastructure of the buildings. From the postal service, and thanks to much of the work of the people here in our community in Jackson Heights in particular, there has been a lot of action before the current crisis we have in the postal service. There has been a lot of movement in our communities to ensure that the historic Jackson Heights Post Office

receives a ramp and right-to-right accessibility. We were able to include $50 million to be able to approve these similar suffering projects, and I know that this is relatively small compared to the big problems we have with this portal. So I thought I wanted to make sure that you know that we kept that promise, and we also voted for the HEROES Act, which includes $50 billion to save the postal service. So if you are having difficulties with your local postal service, well, I would say that tragically and sadly, it is being sabotaged by this administration. They are trying to dismantle it, which is horrible, and right now, our greatest resource is being taken away. Our plan is to try to resist this as long as possible and, frankly, to get new political leadership. So with that, we're going to move on to the next major area of Our community forum is about the census. One more thing is that the administration, the labor administration, has set the census deadline for September 30th instead of October 30th. This means that the effort to ensure our community receives the resources they need, not only for this year's clean living but for the next 10 years, is shortened. So if you haven't filled out the census, please do so. You can do it quickly. You can open a computer and go to 2020census.gov. There, in the census, it doesn't matter if you're a member of parliament, living in an official or unofficial apartment. None of that matters. I don't care if you have a criminal charge, or if you owe someone rent. None of that matters. The census is completely confidential, completely confidential, and it's legal to share any information or data that appears in the census. And now I'm going to pass this on to Simba, since he's the director of the 2020 New York Census. Thank you very much, Congressman. Thank you very much for your tireless advocacy

in the district and thanks to all the Mallorcans for the support that this has given to all the neighbors, this has been a great support in our lives and we appreciate your leadership as well. Thank you very much for inviting me. I am very proud to be a resident of District 14, New York, here in Sunnyside, and I am also very glad to have been born and raised in District 14. I only had to cross the White Bridge, a project, and I am here to talk to you about the census. As the congresswoman mentioned, my name is La Med, without pay, and I am the director and director of the 2020 annual census. I'm going to start by saying quickly that there is a lot you have heard the congresswoman say regarding the benefits that you are not receiving, the unemployment benefits that we are not experiencing, the way the Republicans in Congress and also the administration are essentially blocking the money out of your pockets. That money is currently being stolen because it is part of the administration's plan to continue stealing from and destabilizing our communities, and the census has unfortunately fallen into that trap. What we have seen today is, as the congresswoman mentioned, the administration of The government recently decided that the census period would be shortened by a month. The census, which was supposed to be extended until the 31st, will now end on September 30th. This means that people who have n't yet been counted now have half the time to be counted—millions of people. This puts a lot of pressure on the people working to ensure that each of us is counted, and this effort isn't just about manipulating the census. No one would try to manipulate the census unless it were truly important to our communities, which it is. The heart of the census is about money, power, and respect. The census determines how the federal government spends $1.5 trillion— that's a trillion dollars— every year on housing, infrastructure, education

health insurance, healthcare programs, and basically any program that uses federal resources is funded by the census. New York City public schools alone receive over $780 a year just based on their efforts. So when we fill out the census, we don't... We're getting there, and it's showing the numbers that Congress and federal agencies are looking at to make decisions that literally put money into their crops. So it's critical to see and make sure we have access to the resources that they guarantee in the Constitution—the resources we count on every day to get to work, feed our families, and take care of our three girls. This depends on us filling out the census. There's so much talk this year about power and how the Camps administration has been trying to slowly take away the power that each of us has thanks to the Constitution and democracy. We've seen more displays of power across the country, including the one that came out of New York, than we've seen in decades. This means that in addition to showing our power, regardless of our immigration status or where we come from, the day we run to lose and don't fill out the census is crucial. And why is that? Because the census determines the distribution of all 135 congressional seats. States with larger populations gain more seats; states with smaller populations lose seats. Chairs, and when we don't count ourselves in the census, that means that next year when they're determining how many chairs are going to be distributed around the country, New York City is going to lose, based on the census response right now, period

Two chairs. That's right, Granger, Uy Facebook Places Juniors Acosta, chances in New York and in the country when it comes to the center. And I'm going to share a little bit about where we are this year. Although the census has never been so easy to answer—you can answer it in minutes on the internet— we're behind today. We're at 55.1 percent response, and in borough 14 in New York City, there's 44.9 percent. If we don't raise these numbers, New York City and the borough we live in are going to see 50 percent of the power, money, and respect that the Constitution guarantees us. We have to do everything in our power to raise that number and have more money. We need each and every one of you to respond to the census. We need you to talk to your neighbors, workers, anyone. If you have a call, someone you see at the market, at the pharmacy, anyone you talk to, you have to tell them, "Have you done it? Have you taken 25 minutes?" They're going to complete the entire census. They took the five minutes it takes to secure the next ten years of our future because it's important. Because you count, we count, everyone in New York counts. Let's see how easy it is to respond to the census. The 2020 census is easy, safe, and completely confidential. There are only 10 questions that can be answered in less than 10 minutes, either online or by phone. Online, you can respond at myemy.com/2020census.com. We'll put the link in the chat, and you can answer the questions. Call 844-844-333-2020 to respond in English. By phone, you can also respond in your native languages. Each of those languages ​​has its own number. We'll put a link, which is emmy.com/census.gov. The census doesn't have questions about immigration, citizenship, criminal history, income, or anything like that. The census will never ask you about... Your social security number, your bank information, or political affiliation—if you've heard that the census asks a lot of private life questions, it's not true. It's just a few basic questions: your name, age, how many people live in your home, a few questions about race and ethnicity, and that's basically it. And this is very important to remember: the census is now protected by the strongest federal law there is, called Title 13. Title 13 is clear: there is not a single answer you can give to the census that can be shared with anyone. No one means no one. No one means the FBI, the CIA, the Department of Homeland Security, immigration, no one. And this is very important for many people: you can't share this with your landlord either. There are many landlords who have illegal apartments. We know there are other areas in the district where people live in technically illegal situations. We want to tell you very clearly that the census is completely safe for you to fill out. Your information, your answers, cannot be shared with anyone at any time. So we ask you to please participate in the census because this is for our future. Let's go! Let's talk a little bit about why the census is an emergency right now. Our team has been out on the streets talking to everyone and helping New Yorkers fill out the forms. We hear from Chinese kids that the census happened months ago, that they don't think they can respond because it's too late. We hear, "This census is like voting, I'll do it in November." Or we hear, "The census isn't for me." We're here to tell you all of that is a lie. The census is happening right now, it's still happening. It's not too late to respond, but we don't have much more time. There's a reason why President Trump cut the census, and it's because he doesn't want you, me, or anyone who looks like us, who lives in District 14, who lives in New York, to respond. It's because the census is the foundation of the money, power, and respect that we can all receive when we're counted, and we're counted for the next 10 years. So make sure that President Trump, in his effort to keep us, the Black, Brown, and immigrant communities, from being counted, is stopped. Do

n't let them scare you. Remember, if you don't want to go online or call the census taker, we also have people on the streets knocking on doors of those who have n't responded. That 45 percent of New York City homes that haven't responded to the census are going to have someone knock on their door and say, "Please speak to the person who is trying to fill out the census. If you do n't want someone knocking on your door, please complete the census online or by phone." The best way to fight the president is by filling out the census. So, thank you all, and thank you to Congresswoman Alexandra Casi Portero. Now, I'm going to introduce some of our community collaborators. They are incredible leaders and organizers who have been working every day in our community in Queens. They have been working tirelessly, regardless of the pandemic and these intense conditions they are experiencing, and it is an honor to work with them. I'm going to read their names and pass them on to the congresswoman's team so they can facilitate the process. We have Jiang Jianqing from Alijar, who works with the Nepal community, and we have Perlas Silva from Se Hace. Camino Nueva York is a very powerful organization in New York, and it has been trying to mobilize and empower Asian communities for years. Thanks to them, we can give our community partners the option to introduce themselves. We can start with Yang Yang from ADICAE. Hello, I'm Yang La, and I'm the census organizer for ADICAE. It's the only women-led organization that works with the Nepalese community. The census is very important so that our voices can be heard, but above all, for the community and the community of Nepal. It's very important because there isn't enough data about our community, and this means there aren't enough resources. There aren't enough interpreters in hospitals, nor access to services in Nepal. So, when Nepal applies, it's doing this outreach, educating the community because this is important. Because in our community, it's new but growing quite a bit, and because the idea of ​​a census is a new idea for refugees, we've completed more than 500

applications and we've also reached more than 5,000 people. We know there are more than 5,000 people in our community. We had several events who are focused on different parts of the Jackson, Guide, Saunders, and Summers districts, and also for other communities, neighborhoods that aren't counted. [Music] I hope everyone makes sure they're counted in the census. Thank you, thank you, Yang La. Now we have Perla Silva from Metro. Hello everyone, Perla here from Make the Road New York. As we've mentioned before, Make the Road is one of the largest organizations of migrant and working-class people. Make the Road has worked very hard on the census. We focus on the census because we know it's very important and that our community members are heard. And we've been fortunate that we've reached over 100,000 community members, letting them know about the census and that they can participate. And we've been very successful. Everything has been about explaining what the census is. Now you've seen the results because in 2010 we had low participation from our community members. So you see, when the pandemic hit us, we needed food banks, hospitals, doctors. Medicines and equipment, and we did n't have that. We're in such a critical situation now, and it's because we weren't counted in 2010, and they didn't know how many beds we needed. They saw the crisis, and now they're listening to us and understanding why we have to be counted. Thank you, thank you, Perla. And now we have the Jack Pritchard already done. Hello everyone, thank you for having us here. I'm an actress, yes, I'm a leader in Xàbia. Yes, yes, it's an organization that works on housing stability for South Asian communities. We've been working on the census since 2019. It's one of the most important things to receive every decade, and our communities, unfortunately, aren't counted enough, and they aren't represented as they should be. Migrant communities are the least counted, and these are the communities that, after last week's storm, are still without electricity. We've seen all the fallen trees. We have overcrowded schools. We don't have our languages ​​in the census. We don't have our languages ​​in the ballots. Our neighborhoods are overcrowded. All these problems are real in our community. That's why we're on 5th Street. Six times a week, making sure our communities are filling out the census in the languages ​​they're using. We have work to do; we're still at 37 percent in Richmond. That's why we need to be with organizations like ours that are trusted to do that work, filling out the census, and so they see our familiar faces helping complete the census. Thank you. And now we're going to have a question and answer session with our panelist. As we mentioned, let people know they can use the Q&A to add questions. You can also ask your questions in Spanish. We'll have a section specifically for members of the press to ask questions. In addition to our Q&A, we have a question for the panelists: How can we help increase response rates in our communities? One of the most effective things any of us can do is ask them: Have they filled out the census? And if they haven't, help them fill it out. We put it this way: if they have the time, it's so common for someone not to have filled out the census. Clearly, we're in our 40th year. So it's important to ask people. Right now, they should talk to their mom, their dad, their grandma, their parents, to see if they can ask if there's an outbreak. That's the most important thing we can do, like the daily routine, and ask each person we ask to ask their acquaintances, their friends, in their phone calls, especially at this time when we're in social distancing. Having that little bit of responsibility is super important. Thank you very much. And my next question would be, what legislation would you like to introduce? When we learned about the power of the virus, thank you for that question, it's very good. When we started to realize that the virus was a problem, I think the transmission rates weren't known yet. So all this started in February, basically during the course of February, I think it was becoming an international problem, and we started preparing our response. While we didn't specifically publish legislation in January, I want to emphasize that it's important to know that when the Senate received information about it, the House didn't. But as for the legislation that we did introduce, we've done quite a lot in terms of addressing the situation and also how sponsor and relate the relationship and Javi we introduced legislation that guarantees payment for businesses also legislation to make income and provide mortgage relief to ensure that we are not penalizing the inheritances of small people but that we can still in Finding a way for people to get relief from the reality is that we also introduced legislation to provide health care guarantees for everyone, but specifically, this is right now for people who are unemployed. We have sponsored and approved legislation so that people receive a basic universal income, at least for the duration of the two thousand dollar sentence that we have supported. But there is much more. I want to make sure that credit reports have also been reviewed, so if you can't pay a bill, it won't haunt you for the rest of your life. And we are also continuing the process to receive and approve support and relief from those hardships. In the next question, James, I went to the census. I went to fill it out. My fiancé asked a lot of questions about the four rooms in my house, where I have internet service, and all this. Is this the census? Or did they commit fraud against me? To clarify, the census is ten basic questions: your name, your address, your gender, it asks you questions about your race, ethnicity, whether you rent or own the home, and a couple of other short questions. There are no questions about income. Regarding how many rooms are in your house, there are questions about where you receive your political services. You may have received the American Community Survey, which is a much longer questionnaire. But to clarify, that specific questionnaire with those specific questions... because thank you. Yes, I think you'll love it too. You can love this project too. Evelyn asks, what happens if I find the original census form because I can't find the number on any other form? Yes, thank you very much for that question. To fill out the census, you don't need any letter or special code, nothing. Just your name and address. If you go to 2020census.gov, the link is being put on the chart right now. It's at that point, census, or the link above. All you have to do is fill out the link, and the next question will ask you what your address and sector are. And if you can't find your original form, your card, none of that is necessary. Thank you very much. The next question is to see if someone asks if a person who lives here and is undocumented should be counted in the census. Thank you for that question. Yes We receive that question a lot because timing is important. Many people are afraid of the census. As for everyone we hear, it's very important because from the beginning, they're not going to ask about your legal status. This is the perfect opportunity to be counted. We may find ourselves in another school, in other schools, against the government, not allowed to participate in other government matters, but this is our opportunity and our time to be seen, and we don't have to share our legal status. So it's completely safe to trust the dissent and simply fill out. Thank you. That's right, Carla, and the seven products for the congresswoman. It's true that in New York, because he doesn't fully count in the district, it needed to be reduced. Well, one important thing to communicate is that we're talking about the market right now. Both of our resources are determined by how many people, the number of people who fill out the census, and our political representation is also represented by the concept. So, for those of us who do n't know, in the chambers we have to have one representative for roughly every 700,000 people. So if we don't have 710,000 people, then we have one representative. And in New York, if you don't have enough support, and if we lose But if our report shows a decrease, then we lose one or more congressional seats for the next ten years. That's very important. Whoever determines that, and I, we'll see. And as for whether one seat or another is at risk, it depends on Albany's politics. But what we're seeing is that, based on the number of people reporting right now in the census, we're at risk of losing two seats. I mean, two members of Congress may not continue in person after we have... Excuse me, to answer your question, yes, it can happen. If our community doesn't reach a decrease, but they are lower than before [Music] Although the numbers may exist on paper, the district may exist, but it's very different physically. And this is a consequence of how political representation works. And when we talk about the census, the purpose is to ensure that our structure is properly funded and to make sure that we can build truly affordable housing to help people bridge the housing gap. So I want to tell you, and I have no intention of going anywhere, I just want to make sure that if we fill out the census, because if We fill out the census and increase our numbers. We don't have to worry about cutting or reducing representation. We can, if we fill out the census, actually increase our representation in Congress. But that's only going to happen if we have the census done correctly. We might experience cuts or changes in our representation. The next test, I think, is for Ya Flör and Yanga. How can we get our neighbors and our communities to come out on the census? It's so important. If I can start, if you want to check if something we've been doing is working, that's making sure we're reaching the places where they are, whether it's every Sunday at the temples, at the store, the showers, in the shopping mall, where people walk or rest on their way to work— all these interactions where our community is. We have to be there to make sure we're getting that message out individually, to make sure we're calling our aunts and uncles so that everyone is filling out the census as much as possible. I've been on it, I've been on it, and it'll be like seven times. I'm not a super fan of anyone, but it works, so let's do whatever we can, anything we can, to... Ensure a smart system and make sure they follow up. It's not just about telling people to do it, but asking them the next day if they've done it. What I've been doing is partnering with different elected officials to make sure we include census materials. Even when learning has been happening, we've also gone to homes to deliver Xanit masks and share census information. As for the people around us filling out the census, when we fill it out, we call them. We make sure they promise to help us get 10 more people who are also eligible, because it only takes 10 minutes. We make sure the people around us miss the opportunity to get more people. Well, thank you very much. I just want to address the question about how we can fill out the census if we don't have our codes. Thank you for asking. It's because we want to make sure there are n't three people living in the same building. We want to make sure it's a valid person who is representing us. It's not just that they're repeating information, but know that the census won't be calling you constantly. Once they have your phone number, they won't ask for any additional information. That's all they'll ask for, like your legal status or credit card information. It's just to make sure there's only one Sigma Pearl in the building and that it's the same address. Thanks, Pearl. And the next question is for any of our panelists from Sunnyside. I think you've had the census online for months, but I forgot. Is there any way to make sure and know if the census I completed was filled out? There's no way to verify if your census was submitted, but if you fill it out again with all the information, the census will see it as a duplicate. If they see that, then they'll call to confirm the information. If you mention that this is the same information, they'll remove the duplicate. If they haven't done that, then you've already completed it. Thanks to me. And one more question: follow-up. Is the census still hiring? I mean, I represent the City of New York. Do you understand? My feedback is that they're already hiring us, but if you want more information, I recommend that... My descents and centers and the next question is for the congresswoman. The congresswoman can talk about the lack of masks being used on Queens Boulevard and entering Son Heights. If she's receiving so many calls and messages from people in our community who are scared, who are really scared of what they're seeing, there are some areas with so many people on the streets, especially on Friday or Saturday afternoons when people have been going out, going to restaurants and bars, and many people are wearing masks, or even in the markets without masks. This is so, so, so important. As a city, we should be proud of how we've been able to support the community and our work as a community. We've had the cases under control, but today it hasn't disappeared. We're still in a pandemic. We have to make sure that we're staying safe with each other. Everything was right when we started this transition from August to September. It's so important that we take care of each other. Please, a mask. I'm not lying to you. I was walking down the street last week, and there was someone who had a mask on their forehead. That doesn't do anything. It doesn't do anything. They can't be here. They can't even be here. They have to be here. They need to be here. Please be here and put your mask over your nose and mouth to protect ourselves, to protect our elders, to protect the people in our buildings. And many people would be surprised to know how many elderly people, how many people with disabilities, live in the building. It's not all ages; it's not something that only affects older groups, with the highest rates of hospitalizations. And many network-based guidance programs were for quite young people. Don't take that risk; we are still in a pandemic. We are learning. There are things we are learning about how millions of us are learning that this transmission is happening—from surfaces, from something that you, I, and another person touch. That can happen, but what we are seeing is that the most common form of transmission is through the air, breathing, which is why the most important person is the one who is most concerned. The other thing we are learning is that people without symptoms can also spread the virus just like people with symptoms. One of the things we are learning is that even if you don't have symptoms, you can still be spreading it, infecting other people, just like other people. Please make sure you are wearing your mask and washing your hands, using hand sanitizer. But the mask is also important. Most importantly, please wear a mask. And if you're waiting to go sit down at a restaurant, or if you're waiting to go out for a drink, please don't put your mask on until you're at your table. We don't want to assume you want to, we do n't want to answer this in a positive way, but there are still people, there are still businesses that have n't received their licenses. So please make sure you're being responsible, taking precautionary measures, and we can make sure that voting by mail is possible this week. Well, this is the question of the day. The main thing I would recommend is that if you're going to vote by mail, and if you know someone who's going to vote by mail, please make sure they mail their ballot on the first day possible because we know there are going to be delays. We're going to see. So please try to fill out your ballot as soon as possible. Don't mail it 34 days early hoping it will arrive on time. We don't know how bad this assault on our post office is going to get between now and September or November. So please make sure that if you're going to vote by mail now, make sure Send your ballot as soon as you receive it today, even if you can get it in person. Either way, with your state, do it as soon as possible. From our perspective in our community, if you know you're going to vote by mail in New York in November, make sure you apply for an absentee ballot as soon as possible, and when you receive it, send it back. We know that many people are applying for absentee ballots and receiving them, probably late, so please apply as soon as possible and send it back as soon as possible. And the best thing we can do afterward is to vote in person. I wish I had better news, but frankly, there's a complete assault on our democracy and our cultural service, and the best thing we can do is simply try, individually, to make sure that our vote counts as much as possible and make sure that we can have a positive vote in November and have a positive result in November. The other side of this is what happens after November, and what happens after November is that we're going to have to fully fund the post office. But what I've been proposing is that we have to expand the offices Postcards to offer basic services like check cashing services, these types of services that should be expressed as such, we also need the immediate term. The most important thing we can do is send the ballot as soon as possible, and if not, make sure that if we can, we take the day off or half a day off work. In New York State, you can legally take three hours of work to go vote, so my recommendation would be to ask for those three hours. They can't deny you those three hours if you need to meditate; it's a state law. So my recommendation would be to grab those three hours and try to get there and vote as soon as possible, because as we know, it can be chaotic, or the machines can be broken, people are exhausted, so even though it's much, much more chaotic, my recommendation would be to prepare your plan to vote because it's not going to be easy, even in a state like ours, because this pandemic has been wreaking havoc. Thank you very much, Congresswoman. The next question is for this actress and Pearl. Is there anything we can do remotely to support remotely? I'm in Florida with family, but is there any way to contribute and support the census? I would like to do it to take a nap. It's the best we can do, right? We need their support, the most support possible. If she or he could contact the New York office, and if I'm going to find it quickly, I'll pass it on to Jeffrey. The best way we can do this is basically to sign up to make phone calls. It's very easy; you just need a computer and a phone. It couldn't be easier. You can go to that website, which is Sensus 11, and there you can sign up. In an hour, you can make several calls to your fellow citizens, your neighbors, and even my mom can do it. So it's very simple, and we urge you to do it and also help us manage the account. Yes, I think they responded perfectly. Please write " Trained in Mobility" to that website to sign up. I want you to take your phone number and look at five of your contacts. Your phone numbers are there because you think you haven't filled out the census and you're asking for the census to arrive. And if they say you did fill it out, then ask them to ask five more people. We have to make sure we count everyone. World this year, thank you very much to the panelist, the Sanz analysis, and the congresswoman for those tests and correspondence. Before closing the meeting, I want to give everyone the opportunity to say a few words. Thank you very much for inviting me today to represent the city. Thank you to my fellow candidates for the work you have been doing for over a year. And I want to quickly address a couple of points that came up in the second question and answer session. I will be brief, and then a closing comment. First, if the PRI is expanding in the United States, it is the party that is in charge of the census. You may see them in your communities as census workers. You will know who they are because they will have an ID with a Department of Commerce logo. They will also have a black bag, like the ones used by census workers. If there is a person with this description knocking on your door, it is a census worker. Please, if you have already filled out the census or a number to fill out the census, that's fine, you don't have to fill it out again. The best way to find out how to do it is to call the Phone number 804 84 43 30 20 20 for Sergio will count quickly or go to the website that has been on the internet, I was already in the chat. I'm also going to make a comment if the congresswoman lets me. We are the first agency to represent Lynch completely free. If you are facing difficulties with rent or with your landlords, you can register on the website. The last thing I will say is, my recent ideas about Corona and Sunnyside, this census is about each and every one of us because someone who is undocumented should care about being counted. I think it's a man named Xerardo, well, in Corona where we see that there is a lot of overpopulation, 10 people living in one apartment together. Where we see the most severe impact of Kobe, that neighborhood, when the city has to decide where we are going to live, where it is going to build affordable housing, we have to know which are the neighborhoods where they are overpopulated and we have to know who lives there regardless of their status. So we need the people in Corona to respond to the census. If we need those active resources and when a [unclear] to see how [unclear] is born, we are going to know we are going to need Knowing how many vaccines will be sent by mail, and if we don't know, then we can do it. So the center is for you, for me, and for all of us. So thank you very much. [Music] Hello, here comes in. I just want to do what I was saying because it's so important as an undocumented person. Because if you're living in informal housing like shared apartments or basements, many times all these problems are blamed on our communities, but in reality, it's because we're not counted in the census. The problem with the infrastructure, the problem with our schools that are overflowing, is that we're not counted at the center. We have to make sure that we're counted at the stand. Or I'm going to give you some numbers from the communities. In the areas where we work in Jackson Heights, Saunders, and also in South Queen Street, McField, for example, in Establos, these are quiet parks. In the communities where we work, the rates are 2-30%. The only way we're going to change these numbers is if we work hard, having people on the streets, making sure the work is being done in a culturally competent way. The fear that institutions have is real; in our communities, people are afraid. We've seen immigration doing raids; we've seen basement apartments. Well, the city, and also certain, we know that our communities have justifiable fears, and the only way to respond is to fight against this. These are people who look like us, where the lines are, and the children and neighbors who are at the markets, the stores in our community. Well, support, explain. We have all the fantastic organizations, the government, but if you're a volunteer, come and help us do this work because we don't have much time. Thank you, and you, Louisiana, are incredible. I want to thank the congresswoman for having us here and for inviting Mete New York. I I want to follow up and say this is very important. Please, we're saying that we're filling out the census, everything we've been through with the pandemic, and we're going to need these resources. We're going to need these numbers to be counted. They're going to be very important because otherwise, how are we going to recover from the pandemic? How are we going to rebuild and make sure our children are okay? We need you to know how many of us have small apartments. We 've always told people not to open the door, and now with the pandemic, we've stopped people from banging on the door. So, the census takers are going to be breaking down doors, and it's great that they're going to identify themselves, but a lot of people are going to get confused because we always say not to open the door, and now we're saying yes, if you haven't filled out the census, you need to open the door. We don't want that to happen, so please complete the census online. The safest way is on your phone. Everyone has a smartphone now, so please, it only takes a few minutes. It's very easy. Thank you all for your fantastic time. Thank you, and thank you to all our panelists for the work that organizations do in their communities, on the street. And with that, we'll conclude this segment. From the community forum, this meeting, the next part will be the press portion. So, if you have any questions, you can stay on the line and we can answer your question during the press portion. If you want to be in contact with the congresswoman's office, you can call us at 2022-253965 for the Washington office or 7186-625970. You can also email the congresswoman. You can also sign up for the newsletter at ocasio.cortez.house.com, and this gives information about COB and 19 events for constituents and the congressional policy agenda. It is available in English and Spanish. Before we continue this section, the congresswoman has a few minutes to discuss any training. As always, we hope you are with us for the community forum. And let's see the next community forum. We are going to announce relief packages that we will be able to provide real support for each other. Please, please, please complete the census. I know how many of you are in a very difficult position— healthily, economically, psychologically, from the stress of… Everything that's been happening, please don't hesitate to contact our office if you need to, or connect with any of the resources we mentioned to get the help you need. And again, it's only as a community that we can survive. Thanks to our panelists who joined us and shared such important information. Have a fabulous day and stay safe. Thank you, Congresswoman. And now we're going to move on to the press screening. If you're a reporter and interested in asking questions, please select the question icon and type your question. The reporters who are selected will have their knot removed and can ask their question. [Music] The first question is from Nicolas Book. He's with... well, today... or the congresswomen... and are you listening? Thank you for having this space. I have a question. It's not that, but about the vice-presidential election. We're trying to bring in the left. I'm worried... I had hoped it would be someone more progressive. Have you spoken with the campaign? This news was something I only heard about as it was published today. So frankly, I'm still processing it and making sure my constituents have what they need. I think the vice president and... Senator Jarvis is like her most complex ticket, and I think together they complement each other. And they consulted the answers, no, this is Vice President White in the decision, which is a pretty personal decision. Thank you

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