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  • Bill would ban illegal immigrants from count that determines House seats

    05/23/2006 9:49:37 PM PDT · by 11th_VA · 39 replies · 1,125+ views
    ktvq.com ^ | 23 May 2006
    HELENA Representative Denny Rehberg has introduced legislation that would exclude illegal immigrants from the population counts that determine the number of U-S House seats each state receives. Rehberg says counting illegal immigrants as part of the population skews Congressional representation. His bill is the House companion to similar legislation introduced in the Senate earlier this month by Senator Conrad Burns. Rehberg says Montana is the largest congressional district in the country, based on population, with 940-thousand residents. The average House district has 650-thousand residents. The bill, if passed, would shift House seats from growing border states to smaller states with...