House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill that would add a citizenship question to the census and prevent illegal aliens from influencing redistricting and the allocation of electoral votes. new york post report.
of equal representation law It passed on a 206-202 vote with no Democratic support. The bill, introduced by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-Ill.), has more than 100 co-sponsors.
States reevaluate their congressional maps every 10 years, losing or gaining seats based on census population data.
“This is one of the biggest scandals in American history,” Miller said.
“Including the number of non-American citizens in determining each state’s number of House seats and the number of electors distorts the representation of Americans in the federal government,” Edwards said.
“The mere presence of illegal immigrants in the United States affects election results. The Equal Representation Act passed by the House of Representatives ensures that Americans, and only Americans, have a voice in determining the direction of our country. “This will protect our democracy,” he added.
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) hosts live We will have space for debate on X on Thursday afternoon to discuss the passage of the bill in the House of Commons. Stephen Miller, founder of America First Legal and former senior adviser to President Donald Trump, was also present.
“They’re doing it for power,” Hagerty said of Democrats who have voted against the bill and supported mass illegal immigration from the southern border. He explained that in states like Tennessee, sanctuary cities act as “magnets” for undocumented immigrants to “dilute the electorate.”
“This bill requires a citizenship question in the census and prohibits the counting of illegal aliens for purposes of apportioning Congressional seats and electoral votes among states.” Hagerty said. “It’s really important [motive] It’s behind the crimes happening on our southern border. ”
“[Democrats are] They are doing this for power. Often they do this to maintain power. Because if you think about the exodus from these blue states that are very poorly run, those people are leaving. They’re moving to states like mine, Tennessee. As the legal population in these states is declining, one alternative is to backfill that population with people who are in the country illegally. And if you look at where Democrats have placed their sanctuary cities in states like California, Illinois and New York, these are places where the population is declining,” Hagerty explained.
Miller called the attempt to weaken political power “one of the great scandals in American history.”
“Every Senate Democrat, even those pretending to be moderates, voted to say, ‘We want California illegal aliens to have less political power than Montanans,'” he said. I want more seats in Congress to represent illegal aliens in California. I would like to see greater voting rights in the Electoral College for California illegal aliens. ”
“Democrats are fully committed to the proposition that the future of politics depends on filling the country with illegal immigrants,” Miller added.
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