The proposed Equal Representation Act would also limit illegal migrants from impact the Electoral College.
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is throwing her support behind a proposed measure designed to ensure only legal residents are counted when it comes to formulating congressional districts.
Moody announced she is cosponsoring the Equal Representation Act, which was drafted to ensure that residents who are legally in the U.S. are the only people factored into the count that establishes the Electoral College map. That’s also the process that determines Congressional districts and the map that determines presidential elections.
In a news release, Moody said presently, the process counts migrants who are illegally in the U.S. “as a perverse incentive for open borders to boost the relative political power of the states and voters that court it.”
Moody said she cosponsored the Equal Representation Act that U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, a Tennessee Republican, reintroduced. Moody claims that states such as California count “millions” of residents who are not in the state legally and which allows the West Coast state to be apportioned more congressional seats, along with more votes in the Electoral College than other states. She said that makes California a “magnet for illegal immigration” that boosts the political power of that state compared to other states.
“America’s democratic republic is built on the premise of equal representation of citizens. After years of open borders under (former President) Joe Biden, states like California have unfairly inflated their electoral counts by including illegal immigrants, boosting their political power while diluting the vote from actual Americans,” Moody said. “We are fighting to ensure that our voter rolls and congressional representation accurately reflect our citizenry.”
The Equal Representation Act proposes several stipulations to stem the impact on the congressional district process by those who are in the country illegally:
— It would require that the Census Bureau include a citizenship question on any future census to provide a greater understanding of the U.S. population and delineate between citizens and non-citizens for apportionment purposes.
— It proposes to prohibit non-citizens from being counted for purposes of congressional district and Electoral College apportionment.
— And it would require that the U.S. Census Bureau publicly report on specific demographic data.
There are about 20 Republican Senators who have signed on to cosponsor the measure. No Democrats have taken that step.
