No Congressional Representation for Illegal Aliens - Candice Miller plans constitutional amendment

email | 6-13-05

[Dan from Michigan]

I got this in an email

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"No Congressional Representation for Illegal Aliens"

Congresswoman Proposes Amendment to United States Constitution

WASHINGTON - United States Representative Candice Miller today announced a bold proposal to change the way Congressional Districts are apportioned to the various states. The Congresswoman is calling for an amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure only legal citizens of the United States are counted and considered when Congressional Districts are allocated.

"I find it absolutely outrageous that people who are not in our country legally are having such a profound impact on our political system," Miller said. "Every 10 years the census determines the number of Congressional districts allocated to each state and how those districts are drawn. If we continue to include illegal aliens in that count, we'll allow non-citizens to steal the Congressional voice of Americans. This is about fundamental fairness and the American ideal of `One Man; One Vote."

Congresswoman Miller officially formally introduced the proposal earlier today on the House floor. It will now be referred to the House Judiciary committee.

Editor's Note - The United States Constitution's 14th amendment specifically requires all "persons" of a state be included. Currently, illegal aliens count as "persons" for this purpose. Congresswoman Miller is proposing to change that language to "citizens".

Numbers Tell the Story:

Skewed Congressional Representation: • 50% of all non-citizens live in 3 states (CA, NY, TX)

If Amendment had been adopted before 2000:

• California would have 6 fewer seats in U.S. House of Representatives

• New York, Florida, Texas would have 1 fewer seat

• Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Utah would have 1 additional seat

# of Non-Citizen Residents:

California - 5,400,000

California 31st Congressional District - 252,057

Michigan - 280,000

Michigan 10th Congress District - 16,622

# of Voters in 2002:

• Michigan 10th - 216,928
• Kentucky 3rd - 229,074
• Utah 2nd - 224,098

• California 31st - 67,243
• California 47th - 70,178
• New York 12th - 84,765

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Here's another Republican who will never darken the doorway of the Bush White House...

[Mack the knife]

Let's have a compromise.

Just count illegal immigrants as three-fifths (3/5) of a person for the purposes of allocating congressional seats.

After all, there is a precedent ... that the Democrats agreed to.

[Czar]

Agree completely. Good for Candice.

[Mr. Keys]

None of the congress critters that love and represent illegals will let this even be considered.

[zeugma]

I'm a Texan, and we'd lose a seat if this became the LotL, but I'm all for it. I think it's insane that illegals are counted for the purposes of representation.

[E-Mat]

"How about a congressional amendment nullifying the legal interpretation of illegals giving birth in the US whereby their children DO NOT become automatic citizens?"

Yes. If they are not here legally, how can they claim anything automatic for the children who are born here?

At least, there has to be a requirement for non-citizens to register their children as native born citizens. Otherwise, what proof is there that they were born here? The catch would be that automatic deportation should preempt registration, thus illegals would never have the opportunity that should only be granted to those who live here legally.

[3AngelaD]

I agree. They should change the representation part, and nullify birthright citizenship at the same time.

[DumpsterDiver]

ping

[HiJinx]

Another reason to close/seal/secure/shrinkwrap the borders...

[JarheadFromFlorida]

How about a constitutional ammendment declaring that all illegal invaders must leave the country within 90 days.

[blackie]

Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!

Be Ever Vigilant!

Minutemen Patriots ~ Bump!

[CharlieChan]

Good for Miller. It's 50 years overdue.

[muir_redwoods]

Are minors citizens and do their numbers count toward congressional representation?

[Abram]

I wish that we could convince her to run against Stanebow. She would be a wonderful Senator.

[Dante3]

This is absolutely necessary. Also, children of noncitizens should not automatically become citizens. Some crazy judge in California, I believe, even stated that if a child is conceived in this country, it should be a citizen.

[Alia]

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[SandRat]

Expect to hear Grijalva, Pastor, Rangle, Pelosi, Kolbe, and the OBL host have a fit on this.

[television is just wrong]

That is fine with me. Deport all people not legally here. We need the elbow room here in California...

[ozarkgirl]

Here's another Republican who will never darken the doorway of the Bush White House...

So sad and probably true. If you have morals, stand up for what is right, do what your voting constituents want, and don't pander to big business who want slave wage labor, you are taking a chance your political career won't last long. I think greedy business is the drive behind all of this. For the love of money is the root of all evil.

I drove by two young strapping men about 18-20 doing landscaping, shoveling mulch and remember smugly thinking, see, we don't need cheap illegals, our young men are strong enough to do the job.

Then I got talking to a bricklayer neighbor who is already feeling the pinch from the illegals (i.e. "day workers") I didn't even know we had. It's just begun here but I'm thinking, he might better start looking for another line of work, America has no room for blue collar workers anymore. Perhaps he should check out unemployment compensation and then look into welfare. I rarely see him, he's working 70-80 hours a week (he said).