Fox's first appearance: Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) will introduce a bill next week that would add a citizenship question to the census to prevent non-citizens from being counted in Congress' apportionments amid a surge in immigration in recent years due to border closures. I plan to. crisis.
The Equal Representation Act, a draft of which was obtained by Fox News Digital, would require the decennial census to include a citizenship question asking whether respondents are citizens, non-citizen residents or illegal immigrants. .
The bill would require non-citizens not to be counted in the census allocation of congressional districts. Currently, all people participating in the census are counted for redistricting, including noncitizens and illegal immigrants.
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Migrants attempt to enter the United States from Mexico at the border in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, December 17, 2023. Asylum seekers are being held in makeshift camps in extreme climate near the US-Mexico border. (Photo by Nick Ute/Getty Images)
It will also apply to national censuses to be conducted after 2030.
The bill was filed amid longstanding Republican concerns that a surge in illegal immigration would give Democrats an electoral advantage, with illegal immigrants being forced into free zones with extensive social services, the right to refuge, and sanctuary policies that discourage cooperation. It is said that they often flock together. with federal immigration enforcement authorities.
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Former President Donald Trump tried to include a citizenship question in the census, but the Supreme Court scolded him for not having enough reasoning. President Trump considered using an executive order to include this issue in the census, but ultimately it was pushed through without an executive order.
“Think about it, $15 billion to $20 billion. [on a census]And you are not allowed to ask if someone is a citizen,” he said at the time.
The issue has resurfaced as the current border crisis brings large numbers of migrants into the United States, many to cities such as New York City and Chicago. States like California could also see their numbers increase with more illegal immigration.
More than 2.4 million migrants were encountered in FY23. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said more than 1 million people have been released into the United States, and recently told Border Patrol agents that they are releasing more than 85% of migrants into the interior.
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Recently, a comment by Representative Yvette Clark (D-New York) saying, “I need more people in my district just for redistricting'' went viral and drew attention from commentators such as: collected. X CEO Elon Musk.
A similar bill was introduced in the House this week as part of a series of bills by Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont.
