GOP to Census: Count legal residents only

[Onlooker]

This could be a campaign issue. If the census does not count illegal immigrants, then areas with illegal aliens will get less federal aid, thus creating a new set of problems. So, in effect, the GOP wants to punish the American citizens who live in areas with a lot of illegal immigrants.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/GOP_to_Census_Count_legal_residents_0902.html

The 2008 Republican platform, in language that is hostile to illegal immigrants, says the makeup of Congress should be determined by counting only those legally residing in the United States in the next census.

"The integrity of the 2010 census, proportioning congressional representation among the states, must be preserved," says the platform language, which is a reinterpretation of the Constitution that could affect how congressional seats are apportioned. "The census," it says, "should count every person legally abiding in the United States in an actual enumeration."