House Judiciary Hearing: Apportionment and Illegal Alien Inclusion in Census

Census Manipulation and Apportionment Concerns

• 🎯 The hearing addresses concerns about Democrats manipulating the census to influence American elections.
• ⚠️ A call for a citizenship question in the 2020 census was reportedly ignored when Democrats took control.
• ⚖️ The inclusion of the illegal immigrant population in congressional district manipulation is argued to be unconstitutional.

2020 Census Errors and Representation

• 📊 The Census Bureau admitted to several errors in the 2020 census report, particularly concerning the Trump administration.
• 📉 The bureau allegedly undercounted in red states like Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas.
• 📈 Conversely, it allegedly overcounted in blue states such as Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island.
• 🏛️ These errors are claimed to have resulted in Republican states being denied proper representation, costing them six House seats.

Impact of Including Illegal Immigrants

• 👥 Including illegal immigrants in the census is stated to have improperly granted blue states 12 additional seats in the House of Representatives, totaling 18 seats gained.

Expert Testimony on Voting Rights

• 🧑‍⚖️ A seasoned litigator stated that the Supreme Court has held apportionment applies to all people regardless of citizenship.
• ❓ An open question exists regarding the legality of Congress directing the Census Bureau to handle apportionment differently.
• 🗳️ A strong consensus among participants is that illegal aliens should not be allowed to vote or choose leadership in federal elections.
• 🚫 While studies show few instances of non-citizens voting, the goal stated is for that number to be zero.
• 📝 Concerns were raised about voting irregularities even in states with stringent ID and paper ballot verification processes.