Lawsuit Seeks to Block Census Counting of Illegal Immigrants for Congressional Seats

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Written By Blue & Gold NLR Team

 

 

The lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Louisiana, Kansas, Ohio, and West Virginia aims to block the U.S. Census Bureau from counting illegal immigrants in the apportionment of congressional seats and electoral votes.

The suit claims that the Biden administration’s decision to include illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders in the 2020 census led to changes in the allocation of political representation.

Specifically, the plaintiffs argue that states with larger populations of illegal immigrants, like Texas and California, gained congressional seats and electoral votes, while Ohio and West Virginia lost seats. Louisiana and Kansas are concerned that they may also lose representation in the upcoming 2030 census if this practice continues.

The plaintiffs assert that including illegal immigrants in the apportionment violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal representation principle and the U.S. Constitution, which they interpret as allowing only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to be counted for political representation.

They also argue that including illegal immigrants in the census unfairly redistributes political power to states with large illegal immigrant populations, undermining the constitutional mandate for an actual enumeration of U.S. residents.

The case highlights concerns over the growing number of illegal immigrants, which is seen as affecting the distribution of political representation in Congress and the Electoral College.

 

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