Ex-Trump Appointee: Democrats Use Census 'Distortion' for Power Grab

Census and Political Power

• 🎯 The influx of immigrants, particularly illegal immigrants, is argued to be a deliberate strategy by Democrats to gain political power through the census apportionment process.
• 📈 The Center for Immigration Studies reports the foreign-born population is at its highest level since 1890, with millions of foreign nationals, including illegal immigrants, arriving during the Biden administration.
• 🏛️ This influx is seen as an attempt to counteract Americans leaving blue states like California, New York, and Illinois, thereby securing more congressional seats and electoral college votes for Democrats.

Constitutional Purpose of the Census

• ⚖️ The core constitutional purpose of the census is to enumerate the population for the apportionment of congressional seats and electoral college votes among states.
• ⚠️ Counting illegal immigrants for apportionment is described as an unconstitutional advantage and a distortion of democratic principles, as it swells representation without a corresponding increase in the actual constituency.
• 🚫 Illegal immigrants have rights, but being counted in the census for apportionment purposes is not one of them, according to the guest.

Projected Political Impact

• 📊 A study by the Center for Immigration Studies suggests that if the census were taken in 2024, immigrants could lead to 11 more seats for Democratic-leaning states and a net loss of seven seats for Republican states.
• 📉 Including US-born children of immigrants could further shift the balance, potentially giving Democratic states a net gain of 15 seats.
• 📉 By 2030, immigrants in the census are estimated to cause Democratic states to gain 10 seats, while Republican and battleground states would lose seats.

Proposed Solution

• 📜 Congress has the power to act through the Census Act and delegate authority to the Secretary of Commerce to carve out illegal immigrants from apportionment counts.
• ⚠️ If illegal immigrants are counted in the 2030 census, it is argued that Republicans may never regain control of the House of Representatives or the White House due to the increased electoral college influence.
• 💡 The strategy is described as a long-game power grab by the Biden administration and Democrats, aiming to keep blue states blue and make red states purple.