Illegal immigrants potentially counted in US census take center stage in redistricting battle

Illegal immigrants potentially counted in US census take center stage in redistricting battle

Republicans reintroduce the Equal Representation Act to exclude non-citizens from census counts used for congressional seat apportionment and Electoral College allocation.

Census citizenship debate heats up over congressional representation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The redistricting battle across the country is bringing renewed attention to how the census counts people who are non-citizens, and if people here illegally are inflating the statistics that ultimately decide congressional seats and the Electoral College. Texas is looking at redistricting, as blue states like California are eyeing the possibility of also redistricting to counter any potential Republica…