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2020-11-30 -Land of the Free
Pres. Trump Asks Supreme Court To Keep Illegal Immigrants Out Of Redistricting
[Free Beacon] The Trump administration will press its bid to exclude illegal aliens from the population baseline for awarding House seats on Monday in the Supreme Court, a move that would shift political clout away from states with large undocumented populations.

President Donald Trump's July order to exclude illegal aliens from the apportionment could be one of his most consequential acts in office. States like California, where approximately 6 percent of the population is undocumented, will lose out on congressional seats and untold millions in federal funds if the administration prevails.

Blue states losing even a handful of seats would make the House's thin Democratic majority even more precarious. Congressional analysts suggest Democrats will lose the House in 2022 on the basis of reapportionment alone, since red states with growing populations are expected to gain seats. But right-leaning states like Florida and Texas could each pick up one seat fewer as a result of the order, according to the Pew Research Center.

The dispute is moving at a fast clip. Census figures are by law due to the White House from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Dec. 31. President Trump must transmit a reapportionment to Congress by Jan. 10, 2021. The Constitution requires the government to conduct a census every 10 years.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-11-30 03:17|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Key phrase, illegal immigrants.' Why is this even a question ?
Posted by Besoeker 2020-11-30 03:20||   2020-11-30 03:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Transfer census data to Homeland Security. Problem will take care of itself.
Posted by Ulavirong Omeager2818 2020-11-30 04:26||   2020-11-30 04:26|| Front Page Top

#3 I suspect the Court will rule against him on this.
Posted by Glenmore 2020-11-30 08:56||   2020-11-30 08:56|| Front Page Top

#4 ..cause citizenship means nothing these days. (wait till an threatening emergency arises and guess who they'll draft?).
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-11-30 09:17||   2020-11-30 09:17|| Front Page Top

#5 large undocumented populations

Can we banish that ridiculous bullshit term, undocumented?

It's like saying Epstein was an unpermissioned partner
Posted by Gleling the Imposter7476 2020-11-30 10:04||   2020-11-30 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Legally it seems more complex than it does when looked at rationally.

1. Constitution says Congress sets the laws that govern the "enumeration".
2. it mentions people and numbers, not citizens, tho it does exclude "indians not taxed", so an argument could be made about untaxed illegals.
3, Further confused by the whole getting around slavery thing.

Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, but I did have Fireball in my coffee this morning
Posted by Mercutio 2020-11-30 10:26||   2020-11-30 10:26|| Front Page Top

#7 As someone who worked on the census, I can tell you there is no way that can be done. The data simply wasn't collected.

We recorded where the person was born, their age, and what language the interview was conducted, but the person could be here legally or even a citizen.

About 1/5 of the interviews I conducted (Sarasota FL) were in Spanish or Portuguese.
Posted by Black Bart Oppressor of the Poles8404 2020-11-30 10:53||   2020-11-30 10:53|| Front Page Top

#8 I recall there was a fight against President Trump’s desire that there be questions about citizenship and legal status, the way there used to be before they were discontinued.

Black Bart Oppressor of the Poles8404, did you work in this year’s census or a previous one?

I agree that if in the end the question was not asked...
Posted by trailing wife 2020-11-30 12:08||   2020-11-30 12:08|| Front Page Top

#9 Horse, barn.
Build that fucking wall. Deport as many illegals as you can find. But the census is a lost cause
Posted by Count Galeazzo Uniting2873 2020-11-30 12:23||   2020-11-30 12:23|| Front Page Top

#10 I believe illegals have to remain in contact with ICE as to whereabouts (or make another violation of the law). Simply deduct that from the count for those addresses in the districts.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-11-30 12:41||   2020-11-30 12:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Democrats have always wanted to inflate their numbers by counting their slaves. Since the 3/5 compromise was at one point legal. Since the Democrats and illegals like to flout the law, any illegals will count as -5000 people.

It's time to start giving the democrats a good shafting.
Posted by Silentbrick 2020-11-30 15:11||   2020-11-30 15:11|| Front Page Top

12:58 trailing wife









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