CNN’s Rick Sanchez speaks to actor and co-founder Rosario Dawson about the importance of Latino involvement in the census. The video even has some PSA spoilers!

This past Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau mailed out census forms to households across the country. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez held a press conference in Manhattan to remind all Latinos that being counted is of utmost importance—and safe.

“Invisible people do not count in this country,” Cortes-Vazquez told reporters at a lower Manhattan news conference.  Simply put, “invisible people do not have a voice,” she added.

The Census form has 10 questions and takes less than 10 minutes to fill out. Remember, unless we stand and be counted hundreds of millions of dollars in federal and state funding will be lost over the next decade.

With the 2010 Census form arriving in the mail this week, U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand, Lillian Rodriguez-Lopez, President of the Hispanic federation, Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, N.Y.S. Secretary of State. explains how to fill out the form.

Click here to view the latest celebrity PSA featuring Rosario Dawson, Wilmer Valderrama, Demi Lovato, and mor

With midterm elections around the corner, advocacy groups representing the community predict it will remain a “litmus test” in key mid-term races. In a report out Monday, the immigration reform advocacy group America’s Voice outlined 40 mid-term races where Hispanic voters could have a significant impact on the outcome.

See article at The Washington Post

MTV Tr3s went behind-the-scenes of Voto Latino’s soon-to-be-released PSAs starring Rosario Dawson, Wilmer Valderrama, Demi Lovato, Ana Ortiz, Jorge Garcia, and more!