Posted by Random at 10:57pm Apr 4 '09So I recently found out today something I thought pretty important. Perhaps I'm missing parts of the argument. With the next US Census coming up, illegal immigrants are going to be counted into the census. This could, and probably will in some cases, result in at least one additional representative for certain states (I'm not well-versed on the subject). This is not just a matter of finding out how many illegal immigrants the US has, but a matter of skewing the proportions within the House of Representatives.
I'm not sure how I feel on this issue. What do you guys think? Is it a good idea? I was even more surprised that Congress didn't make the decision either. The US Census Bureau did. Is that acceptable as well? I'm asking these questions mostly because I don't know if there are correlations and relationships that I'm not seeing since I don't entirely grasp the US inner workings.
Link below is all I could find quickly through Google News. I know there is another article or two. <Possibly more articles>
I'm not sure how I feel on this issue. What do you guys think? Is it a good idea? I was even more surprised that Congress didn't make the decision either. The US Census Bureau did. Is that acceptable as well? I'm asking these questions mostly because I don't know if there are correlations and relationships that I'm not seeing since I don't entirely grasp the US inner workings.
Link below is all I could find quickly through Google News. I know there is another article or two. <Possibly more articles>