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Rep. Webster Votes to Stop Illegal Immigrants from Being Counted in Electoral Apportionment
May 8, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act, requiring the addition of a citizenship question to the census and ensures that only United States citizens count toward apportionment.
“It’s commonsense, illegal immigrants and non-citizens should not be counted towards the representation of Americans in Congress,” said Rep. Webster. “By requiring a citizenship question on the census, this legislation ensures a just Congressional apportionment based on the equal representation of U.S. citizens.”
Article I of the Constitution requires the government to conduct a census of the population every ten years, which is then used for the apportionment of U.S. House of Representatives and presidential electors for each state. H.R. 7109 amends Title 13, U.S. Code, to add a citizenship question to the census and exclude noncitizens from the apportionment base.
“It’s commonsense, illegal immigrants and non-citizens should not be counted towards the representation of Americans in Congress,” said Rep. Webster. “By requiring a citizenship question on the census, this legislation ensures a just Congressional apportionment based on the equal representation of U.S. citizens.”
Article I of the Constitution requires the government to conduct a census of the population every ten years, which is then used for the apportionment of U.S. House of Representatives and presidential electors for each state. H.R. 7109 amends Title 13, U.S. Code, to add a citizenship question to the census and exclude noncitizens from the apportionment base.
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