The number of representatives is determined by the census, and that counts the number or residents, NOT the number of legal citizens.
So,she is right that “those are the people I represent”.
We really need to change how we determine the makeup of the house
Yeah.
I know. I forgot to say “All three of them”.
If illegals were excluded from apportionment a bunch of states would suddenly lose about 20% of their House seats.
Which is the way it’s supposed to work.
Section 2 Apportionment of Representation
Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed."