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Title: Census 2010: Up to 800 Canvassers With Criminal Records
Post by: bijou on February 13, 2010, 02:17:03 PM
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Despite reports last fall that the Census Bureau had severed ties with community-organizing group known as ACORN, Americans might want to think twice before opening their doors to canvassers for the 2010 Census after reading what I discovered this morning.



According to a report issued by the Government Accountability Office Oct. 7, approximately 785 employees with disqualifying criminal records could still end up working for the Census Bureau this year. Excerpts (below) show the exact wording of the agency’s frightening information about the people who go door to door conducting interviews and collecting information for the 2010 Census:

    The Bureau’s efforts to fingerprint employees, which was required as part of a criminal background check, did not proceed smoothly, in part because of training issues. As a result, over 35,000 temporary census workers — over a fifth of the address canvassing workforce — were hired despite the fact that their fingerprints could not be processed and they were not fully screened for employment eligibility.  ...
http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2010/02/12/think-twice-before-opening-door-to-census-worker/#more-74246
Title: Re: Census 2010: Up to 800 Canvassers With Criminal Records
Post by: DefiantSix on February 13, 2010, 05:24:14 PM
That's quite alright.  Send 'em to my place.  I'll stack 'em like cord wood.
Title: Re: Census 2010: Up to 800 Canvassers With Criminal Records
Post by: rich_t on February 13, 2010, 10:42:39 PM
I won't be responding to any such canvassers.

Title: Re: Census 2010: Up to 800 Canvassers With Criminal Records
Post by: Chris on February 13, 2010, 10:43:37 PM
Like most people, I'll probably be at work when they're out and about, unless they do their canvassing outside of regular business hours.
Title: Re: Census 2010: Up to 800 Canvassers With Criminal Records
Post by: Tess Anderson on February 14, 2010, 12:58:50 PM
Great, I live in an isolated location, when they come right onto the property. Better run outside and make sure there's nothing they can steal, if that picture in the link indicates anything - those two men (if real Census workers) look seedy as hell to me.
Title: Re: Census 2010: Up to 800 Canvassers With Criminal Records
Post by: vesta111 on February 14, 2010, 04:09:55 PM
Great, I live in an isolated location, when they come right onto the property. Better run outside and make sure there's nothing they can steal, if that picture in the link indicates anything - those two men (if real Census workers) look seedy as hell to me.

Very true and we should not be impelled to open our doors to strangers regardless what their T shirt says.    Actually we do not have to open our door to the police until we can call the station to make sure this is a REAL cop.

Darn this will be a hay day for those that pray on the elderly.