Businessman Elon Musk emphasized that each state’s illegal immigrant population will be taken into account in determining the number of seats that state will have in the US House of Representatives.
“Most Americans still don’t know that the Census counts all people, including illegal immigrants, to determine the number of House seats in each state. As a result, Democratic states receive approximately 20 House seats. “This is another strong incentive not to deport illegal immigrants.” -Musk tweeted.
Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, responded to Musk, pointing out that this would affect the number of electoral votes each state receives in the presidential election.
“And seats in the House of Representatives determine the number of Electoral College votes each state receives. Therefore, although illegal aliens do not vote, they can determine the outcome of presidential elections. Kentucky has six members. But California likely has 6 extra seats due to illegal immigration.” ” Massy I have written.
“That’s right,” Musk said. answered.
number of electoral votes The number of votes each state receives in the presidential election is equal to the number of seats it holds in the House and Senate.
US Census Bureau explain “Apportionment is the process of distributing the 435 members or seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to the 50 states based on their apportioned population numbers from the decennial census.”
“The apportioned population count for each of the 50 states includes that state’s total resident population, plus overseas federal employees (and their dependents who live with them abroad) whose employer’s administrative records list that state as their home state. ”, the Census Bureau notes.
Regarding whether “illegal immigrants” are included in the resident population, the Census Bureau states, “Yes, all persons (citizens and noncitizens) with a habitual residence in the United States are included in the census resident population.” I am.
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