Posted on 10/17/2003 3:31:43 PM PDT by thefamous
Immigration Remakes Political Landscape; Study Examines Impact on Congressional Apportionment
10/17/03 11:31:00 AM
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A new study from the Center for Immigration Studies examines the effect immigration has on the apportionment of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The report focuses on the impact of the nearly 7 million illegal aliens and 12 million other non-citizens counted in the 2000 Census.
Immigration redistributes seats from low-immigration states to high-immigration states because seats are apportioned based on each state's total population, including illegal aliens and other non-citizens. The report's findings show that four states lost a congressional seat in 2000 because of illegal aliens and an additional five states lost a seat because of the presence of lawful non-citizens.
The report, "Remaking the Political Landscape: The Impact of Illegal and Legal Immigration on Congressional Apportionment," will be available on line at http://www.cis.org and is available now to the media on an embargoed basis. The report is embargoed until 10:30 a.m., October 23.
The Center will release the report at a panel discussion on Thursday, October 23. Co-authors of the report Dudley Poston of Texas A&M University and Steven Camarota, the Center's Director of Research, will be joined by Noah Pickus of North Carolina State University to discuss the report in Room 1036A Longworth HOB at 10:30 a.m. The briefing is free and open to the public.
WHAT: Release of Remaking the Political Landscape: The Impact of Illegal and Legal Immigration on Congressional Apportionment
WHEN: Thursday, October 23, 2003, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Room 1036A, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
WHO: Dudley L. Poston, Jr., professor of sociology, Texas A&M U.; Steven A. Camarota, director of research, Center for Immigration Studies; Noah M.J. Pickus, director, Institute for Emerging Issues, North Carolina State University
For more information, contact Steven Camarota, 202-466-
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