Assuming SCOTUS allows the citizenship question on the upcoming census, illegals don’t count and don’t raise the electoral count.
Assuming SCOTUS allows the citizenship question on the upcoming census, illegals don’t count and don’t raise the electoral count.
Actually, I think illegals do count in the census...Not even sure if the Census question that is under review was asking if person is here legally or illegally. It was a question of citizenship.
Here is an article that supports my understanding...
The Constitution does a count of PERSONS...not citizen vs. non citizen...legal vs. illegal...
So although the question on the census as to whether or not a resident is a citizen or not, or legal or illegal is enlightening, it has no bearing in the count. I believe that unless SCOTUS rules otherwise, it is a body count...
I.E. SCOTUS would have to rule separately on whether or not to count non-citizens in Census because I don’t think the Constitution specifies...
Problem is that the body count is used in assigning the number of electoral votes and Reps...
Again, I hope I am wrong, please point me to the relevant source that says otherwise...
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