Western NC congressman's bill: add census citizenship question for US House seats
Rep. Chuck Edwards has introduced a bill that he says would keep non-citizens from unfairly helping determine the number of members of Congress.
Source: yahoo.com
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Rep. Chuck Edwards has introduced a bill that he says would keep non-citizens from unfairly helping determine the number of members of Congress.
Florida’s estimated undercount was 3.5%, or what amounts to about 700,000 people. If that sounds like a lot it is, especially in the context of Congress.
This could short-change the states of federal funding in the current decade.