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Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count
« on: June 10, 2018, 03:24:23 pm »
Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count
Ala. wants to exclude undocumented immigrants in seat count
Author: Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY
Published: 1:03 PM EDT June 8, 2018
Updated: 5:25 PM EDT June 8, 2018

WASHINGTON  — Alabama’s attorney general urged Congress Friday to support the state's push for the Census not to count undocumented immigrants when deciding the number of congressional seats for each state.

Steve Marshall, who recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state, said Alabama stands to lose one of seven congressional seats and one of its nine electoral votes if undocumented immigrants aren't excluded from the apportionment process.

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-now/census-urged-to-exclude-undocumented-immigrants-in-congressional-seat-count/465-459510ba-455b-437d-a780-b9ae4af3a828
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Re: Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2018, 04:10:57 pm »
California    :silly:
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Re: Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2018, 09:54:11 pm »
There is logic with what Alabama is proposing.

Those states which cooperate with federal authorities to enforce federal immigration laws are otherwise weakened by those states which choose to not cooperate and allow rampant illegal immigration.
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Re: Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2018, 10:05:11 pm »
The constitutional mandate is to count everyone, and by their legal definition illegal immigrants are not here.
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Re: Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2018, 11:24:24 pm »
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"Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count"

Ahem.
"Urged" ??

Isn't the government department that conducts the census operating under the aegis of the Executive Branch?

Sounds like someone has to pick up a phone and instruct those lessor administrators at Census as to HOW they will do their counting... !
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Re: Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2018, 11:31:45 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on June 10, 2018, 10:05:11 pm
The constitutional mandate is to count everyone, and by their legal definition illegal immigrants are not here.
Well, not everyone, as foreign visitors or diplomats are not counted if they are on our soil.

The Founders never intended for invaders to be included, that's for sure.
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Re: Census urged to exclude undocumented immigrants in congressional seat count
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2018, 12:44:51 pm »
If only a compromise could be reached.  Maybe someone will propose counting every 5 illegal alien as 3 for purpose of assigning disctricts.
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