House Dems ask Ross to address 'glaring contradictions' in rationale for citizenship question

The Hill ^ | 07/02/18 | Emily Birnbaum

[NorthMountain]

According to that language, Representatives are apportioned according to the number of "persons" residing in each State. "Citizens" are a subset of "persons". Section 2 does not read "citizens", it reads "persons". If the authors of that language hand intended to apportion Representatives according to the number of "citizens" in each State, they would have written "citizens" in Section 2.

I don't like that, but it's written the way it's written ... not the way I would like it to be written.

[Little Ray]

Because Non-Citizens should NOT count for the purposes of allocating electoral votes and creating congressional districts?

[afsnco]

Here’s hopin’...

[Don Corleone]

The number of unconstitutional acts committed by the Obama Administration is rivaled only by the number of stars in the sky.

[unlearner]

How dare the Democrats label all immigrants liars.

Can we also add questions for non-citizens as to their legal status and whether they need any assistance with voluntary self-deportation?

[Taxman]

If illegal immigrants had not been counted in the 2000 census, California would only have 47 Representatives instead of 53; Florida would have 24 instead of 25; New York would have 28 instead of 29 and Texas would have 31 instead of 32.

Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin would each GAIN one House Seat!

That, my FRiends, is why illegal immigrants should not be counted in the census!

Illegal immigrants distort congressional representation and federal programs!

Source: https://www.fairus.org/issue/societal-impact/illegal-immigrants-distort-congressional-representation-and-federal-programs

[hanamizu]

They will still be counted, but not as citizens.
We really do need to know how many non-citizens are here.

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Illegal aliens (that’s what they are) will be counted if they cooperate with the census. The democrats are afraid that the illegals will avoid the census out of fear of deportation and thus not be counted. That could lead to fewer democrat representatives.

[Windflier]

"...controversial citizenship question..."

I've about had it with this liberal rag.

[Bikkuri]

30+ million... :/

[Auntie Dem]

Note the term specified “...exluding Indians not taxed”. I believe “Indians” were not to be counted because they are citzens of their own sovereign nations, and (at that time) not U.S. Citizens. Our beloved illegals are citzens of their countries of origin, and believe me they do NOT pay taxes, liberal tantrums notwithstanding.

[perfect stranger]

How about adding a 3rd options called, ‘I’m not answering this question.’