Congress looks to add citizenship question on Census
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Photo: Ethnic Media Services By Nakia Cooper All eyes are on Capitol Hill over the coming days as lawmakers weigh the pros and cons of H.R. 7109, a controversial bill that many say could negatively impact the future of representation and census integrity nationwide. H.R. […]
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House GOP passes bill to add citizenship question to census
House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill that calls for adding a citizenship question to the decennial census, re-upping an issue that the Supreme Court blocked in 2019. The legislation — titled the Equal Representation Act — cleared the chamber in a party-line 206-202 vote. The measure would direct the Census Bureau to add a question to the
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House passes bill to add citizenship question to census to stop illegal aliens from distorting congressional representation
On Wednesday, House Republicans passed a bill that would add a citizenship question to the census and thereby prevent illegal aliens from impacting redistricting and Electoral College apportionment, the New York Post reported.The Equal Representation Act passed in a 206-202 vote without any Democratic support. Introduced by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-Ill.), the bill has more than 100 cosponsors.States reevaluate their congressional map each decade, losing or gaining seats based on census population...