WASHINGTON, D.C.āSenator Ashley Moody is cosponsoring the Equal Representation Act, legislation to ensure that only legal citizens are factored into the count for Congressional districts and the Electoral College map that determines presidential elections. The current method of counting illegal immigrants for purposes of representation serves as a perverse incentive for open borders to boost the relative political power of the states and voters that court it.
Currently, illegal immigrants are counted for congressional district apportionment and, therefore, Electoral College votes. For example, in a state like California, millions of illegal alien residents result in California taking several more congressional seats and Electoral College votes than the statesā population of citizens would justify. In other words, being a magnet for illegal immigration increases the power of a Californianās vote relative to an individual in another state with less population boost from illegal immigration.
Senator Ashley Moody said, āAmericaās democratic republic is built on the premise of equal representation of citizens. After years of open borders under Biden, states like California have unfairly inflated their electoral counts by including illegal immigrants, boosting their political power while diluting the vote from actual Americans. We are fighting to ensure that our voter rolls and congressional representation accurately reflects our citizenry.ā
The Equal Representation Act:
- Requires that the Census Bureau include a citizenship question on any future census to provide a greater understanding of the U.S. population and delineate between citizens and non-citizens for apportionment purposes;
- Prohibits non-citizens from being counted for purposes of congressional district and Electoral College apportionment; and
- Requires that the Census Bureau publicly report on certain demographic data.
Senator Moody is joined by the following senators in cosponsoring the legislation: Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), James Justice (R-WV), James Risch (R-ID), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Steve Daines (R-MT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Hoeven (R-ND), Mike Lee (R-UT), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Katie Britt (R-AL), and James Lankford (R-OK).
Full bill text can be found here.
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