Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
Time:2024-05-09 06:25:49 Source:styleViews(143)
Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren’t citizens from the count that helps determines political power in the United States.
The GOP-led House on Wednesday was expected to vote on the Equal Representation Act which would eliminate noncitizens from the tally gathered during a census and used to decide how many House seats and Electoral College votes each state gets. The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, the White House opposes it and there are legal questions because the Constitution says all people should be counted during the apportionment process.
But the proposal has set off alarms among redistricting experts, civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers as a reprise of efforts by the Trump administration to place limits that would dramatically alter the dynamics of the census, which plays a foundational role in the distribution of political power and federal funding.
Previous:Sports host Katie Nolan questions if Ben Affleck 'was on drugs' during Tom Brady roast
Next:Travis Kelce cast in FX's 'American Horror Story: Grotesquerie'
You may also like
- Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
- Kentucky ballot measure should resolve school
- Proposed design for a train station in Nanjing is ridiculed by Chinese internet users
- Buttler's unbeaten century helps Rajasthan beat Kolkata off final ball
- Zendaya displays her stylish off
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- Ludvig Aberg backs up the hype, finishes 2nd at the Masters in his first major
- Shane Bowen has big shoes to fill in replacing Wink Martindale as Giants defensive coordinator
- Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after calm day on Wall St