Desert Star Weekly Feb. 21-2020

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Friday, February 21, 2020 Vol. 24 No. 14

President Trump Visits CV NBC PS News Staff President Donald Trump made a roughly threehour fundraising visit to the Coachella Valley Wednesday, speaking to supporters who paid thousands of dollars for a chance to hear from the commander-in-chief and play golf at the Rancho

Mirage estate of Oracle chairman Larry Ellison. Air Force One landed at Palm Springs International Airport at about 10:40 a.m., and a handful of supporters on the tarmac cheered as Trump emerged from the plane and walked toward them. Trump greeted the

Census 2020 Counting People Who Speak Little English By Desert Star Staff DENVER -- Getting an accurate count in the upcoming 2020 Census could be a big factor in determining whether federally funded agencies can provide the same services other Americans rely on to people with a limited ability to read, write or speak English. Stella Yu, founder of the youth program Arts Street, says it’s important for all of Colorado’s communities to show up in the once-a-decade count, and she notes the census form can be filled out in 13 different languages. “Historically, communities

who speak only a little bit of English have not been accurately counted,” she points out. “Instructions are available in 59 different languages including American Sign Language and Braille.” In 2015, more than 300,000 Colorado residents said they were less than fully fluent in English, and spoke a different language at home. Federal agencies and private subcontractors are required to make services available to all U.S. residents, regardless Continues on Page 3

group, shook hands and posed for some photos as the small crowd broke into a chant of “Four more years!” Trump then climbed into the fortified limousine dubbed “The Beast” for a motorcade to Rancho Mirage. Onlookers dotted the route, with his supporters

waving signs with slogans such as “Trump Landslide.” His detractors flashed signs of their own, including one that read, “Lock Him Up.” The private event at Ellison’s nearly 250-acre secluded estate was a fundraiser for Trump Victory, which is a “joint fundraising

committee authorized by and composed of Donald J. Trump for President Inc. and the Republican National Committee,” according to White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere. Donors had the chance Continues on Page 3


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