[Sacajaweau]

None of my grandparents were citizens. Of course they should be and were counted. Go back to the earliest censuses...citizenship was never a requirement.

[Dr. Franklin]

None of my grandparents were citizens. Of course they should be and were counted. Go back to the earliest censuses...citizenship was never a requirement.

Right, slaves weren't citizens but were only counted as 3/5 of a person for purposes of congressional representation. The founders never considered illegal aliens citizens, since the Native Americans were specifically excluded for Congressional representation. Logically, illegal aliens are more analogous to non-citizen Native Americans than slaves. There is a very good argument that illegals should not count for representation in Congress even if it takes a Constitutional amendment to accomplish.

[Svartalfiar]

None of my grandparents were citizens. Of course they should be and were counted. Go back to the earliest censuses...citizenship was never a requirement.

Sure, everyone should be counted. But when apportioning representatives, why would nonvoting noncitizens be included? Even an LPR still owes fealty to their home country, not these US.