[bayourod]

"Because the illegal residents aren't counted in the U.S. census, Danbury doesn't receive any federal aid for them. "

But they are counted. There is is box on the questionnaire for the census taker to mark "Hispanic", but not for "illegal", or "citizen"

This is just another bottom feeding local politician whining for more federal money and shifting the blame from his incompetence and corruption to the scapegoat group de jure.

[inquest]

This is just another bottom feeding local politician whining for more federal money

You obviously didn't read the article very closely. That line you quoted was from the author of the article, not the mayor. From the article: "The mayor says he wants state police officers to be deputized as federal immigration officers — giving them access to a federal database and helping them track illegal immigrants."

And:"Boughton has set up a task force to inspect neighborhoods that have received a lot of complaints about buildings housing illegal immigrants. In one home, the task force found 30 cots in the basement, each one being rented for $5 a night."

Hardly a politician who's just waiting for someone else to give him money.