A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx requiring the Census to try to count illegal immigrants would only affect the Congressional districts of a few states.
In an e-mail message to Dome, Foxx spokesman Aaron Groen said Foxx is concerned with the rule of law and fairness.
"Our immigration laws should be respected and enforced and every vote should be of equal value," Groen said.
States with a high per capita number of illegal immigrants are over-represented in Congress. North Carolina has a high number of illegal immigrants, but it doesn't compare to the per capita numbers of states such as California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada and could have an unfair representation in Congress, Groen said.
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Re: Foxx's bill would affect only a few states
So what? THe new health care reform would only help a minority of people. Should we disregard it because of that? If you are going to use CENSUS data to district the state, then count ONLY the legal voters. If you want to count illegals in the CENSUS then count them separate and don't use them for redistricting. That is common sense that appears to be scarce lately.