U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Bill Hagerty, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Inclusion of Illegal Aliens in Counts Determining Electoral College Votes and Congressional Districting
WASHINGTON, D.C., – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and several of their Senate Republican colleagues in reintroducing 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 aliens 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.
“Every ten years when the census is conducted, it’s imperative that only U.S. citizens are included in the count to determine the apportionment of congressional seats and allocation of Electoral College votes,” said Senator Britt. “Counting illegal aliens for these critical purposes only rewards reckless jurisdictions for supporting open borders and sanctuary policies. The Equal Representation Act is a straightforward and commonsense measure to uphold fundamental fairness, and I’m proud to cosponsor it.”
Currently, illegal aliens 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 its population of citizens would justify.
In other words, being a magnet for illegal aliens increases the power of a Californian’s vote relative to an individual in another state with less population boost from illegal immigration. This creates a perverse incentive encouraging illegal migration and resettlement to increase political power.
“It is unconscionable that illegal immigrants and non-citizens are counted toward congressional district apportionment and our electoral map for the presidency, which also heavily skews the seat count in the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Senator Hagerty. “While people continue to flee Democrat-run cities, desperate Democrats have back-filled the mass exodus with illegal immigrants so that they do not lose their seats in Congress or their electoral votes, hence artificially boosting their political power and in turn diluting the power of other Americans’ votes. I’m pleased to lead my colleagues in reintroducing this legislation that would require a citizenship question on the census and will ensure that only citizens are counted in congressional redistricting.”
Senator Britt cosponsored the Equal Representation Act in the 118th Congress. Read the full text of the bill here.
The Senator is dedicated to ensuring only American citizens are voting in federal elections. She is the lead sponsor of the Citizen Ballot Protection Act, legislation that would ensure States are better able to verify that only American citizens are voting in federal elections. “It should not be controversial that States have the legal right to prevent noncitizens – including illegal migrants and official representatives of foreign adversaries – from voting in State and Federal elections,” Senator Britt previously stated.
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