Posted on Mar 22, 2024
GOP effort to stop illegal immigrants being counted for House districts, Electoral College shot...
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An effort by Senate Republicans to stop non-citizens, including illegal immigrants, from being counted on the census for the purposes of apportionment for House seats and the Electoral College was shot down later Friday after the measure failed to gain the support of a single Democrat.
GOP effort to stop illegal immigrants being counted for House districts, Electoral College shot...
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The Senate Republicans need to pursue a Constitutional amendment if they want to do this. Otherwise, anything they pass will be unconstitutional. The Constitution says "persons", not "citizens".
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SPC Jeff Daley, PhD
You're correct - Passing a bill in Congress to exclude non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants from being counted in the census would likely face constitutional challenges. The Constitution mandates a census to determine the "whole number of persons" for apportionment, which has been interpreted to include all individuals regardless of citizenship status. Therefore, excluding specific groups from the census count through legislation might require a constitutional amendment rather than just a bill in Congress.
A monumental task at minimum, enabling this process the road to add to the roles of Congress.
A monumental task at minimum, enabling this process the road to add to the roles of Congress.
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The immigrants can be counted on to support the folks that give them the money and ability to live a lifestyle they could only imagine in their countries of origin.
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