Leaving aside the taxation issue for now, I also think it's about more than the non-citizens.
Communities that have lots of illegal immigrants through no fault of their own (immigration control is a federal responsibility, after all) need to provide services - roads, police, fire, etc. to all the residents.
That means they need representation to lobby and legislate for resources.
It isn't just about the illegals, it's about the larger communities in which they live.
“Communities that have lots of illegal immigrants through no fault of their own (immigration control is a federal responsibility, after all) need to provide services - roads, police, fire, etc. to all the residents.
That means they need representation to lobby and legislate for resources.
It isn’t just about the illegals, it’s about the larger communities in which they live. “
Illegals don’t need ANY service provided except escorted to other side of border or one way ticket back to where they came from.
There is no need for communities to need representation to lobby for money for more services - communiites following the law would be rounding up illegals and getting them out as soon as it’s known an illegal is in the community.
your last sentence - unreal. Illegals have no right to be in the community let alone live there. they have shown they are not law abiding by being illegally there. deport
Representation pertaining to local services for the illegal aliens and legal foreign residents is often provided through the sanctuary status at the local, County and State level. ....Neither group should get Federal Representation.
We should adopt some of the laws of Mexico. Many foreign citizens (including US citizens) are residents of Mexico. However, they are not permitted to vote or buy land. Only Mexican citizens can vote and each must have a voter ID with photo to do so.
“That means they need representation to lobby and legislate for resources.”
Perhaps the solution is fewer resources.
So-called ‘sanctuary cities’ have impeded immigration enforcement. The residents of those cities are just starting to feel the effects of their choices. Residents of sanctuary cities bear most of the responsibility for the consequences of massive illegal immigration.
If there are sanctuary cities, why not have ‘fortress cities’, where the municipal government defies federal immigration laws, by keeping illegal immigrants out?
There are many other options — the important question is who has representation in government? If the answer includes illegal immigrants, then who doesn’t it include?