Representatives are allocated by population of people living in a state—not citizens. I cannot see how asking for citizenship, which was done until Obama took over can cost a state Representatives. Now, federal funding, maybe.
“I cannot see how asking for citizenship, which was done until Obama took over can cost a state Representatives.”
It won’t - directly. However, it is anticipated many illegal aliens will be hesitant to complete the census forms if they fear they will be located and deported by self identifying as non-citizens. It is interesting to look at the census results from 2010 compared to 2000 - and the large increase in states most subject to illegal immigration. Did Obama’s change result in a lot more illegal immigrants completing the census? Most likely.
Non-citizens will not return the survey nor answer to canvassers. Numbers of population will go down.
One consideration is that less people, especially illegal aliens, would respond.
Hard to know if that would have much effect.
It HAS to be citizens! Otherwise, in your scenario, a hypothetical state could be 90% illegals and collect a high number of electoral votes based solely on illegals.
When they did away with the questions concerning citizenship they claimed those questions caused “many people” to not respond to and even hide from the census people. If illegals refuse to cooperate with the census taker, going so far as to hide from them- they are not being counted.