Alabama Sues Census Bureau For Counting Its ‘Illegal Alien Population’

Baylen, Liz –– – LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 30, 2010 (Middle) Shamar Drew, 30, of LA, and (right) David Brown, 67, of LA, say working as enumerators for the Census is something fun to do and it also allows them to make a little extra money. They are among many Census workers, who picked up materials at Dodger Stadium before heading out to count the number of homeless people, March 30, 2010, in Los Angeles. ( Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times )
(Middle) Shamar Drew, 30, of LA, and (right) David Brown, 67, of LA, say working as enumerators for the Census is something fun to do and it also allows them to make a little extra money. They are among many Census w... (Middle) Shamar Drew, 30, of LA, and (right) David Brown, 67, of LA, say working as enumerators for the Census is something fun to do and it also allows them to make a little extra money. They are among many Census workers, who picked up materials at Dodger Stadium before heading out to count the number of homeless people, March 30, 2010, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Liz O. Baylen/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, challenging the practice of counting undocumented residents in U.S. Census counts used for congressional reapportionment.

In the lawsuit, Alabama argues the predicted 2020 census numbers will cause Alabama to lose a congressional seat, and an electoral vote, to a state with a “larger illegal alien population.”

The state and Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks are plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in federal court against the U.S. Census Bureau.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, all people, including citizens and noncitizens, with a usual residence in the 50 states are counted in the census and in apportionment counts.

Seventeen states have sued over administration plans to include a census citizenship question, saying that would undermine population counts.

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  1. Avatar for dont dont says:

    The Constitution requires the counting of “persons”, not citizens. What is it about the old Confederacy and reading comprehension?

    Edit to correct people to persons.

  2. I suppose this is easier than encouraging people to move to Alabama.

  3. Perhaps a compromise is in order: maybe we could count undocumented aliens as 3/5s of a person, or something like that.
    I understand there’s some kinda historic precedent for it.

  4. I guess the Brain Trust we call The Welfare State of Alabama doesn’t want the federal funding it would otherwise be entitled to.

    Evidently it thinks their only multi-million dollar losses are in the agricultural sector. Perhaps the crackers can try building and repairing its roads with the produce rotting in its fields.

  5. Avatar for jrw jrw says:

    Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State

    Look what I found in the Constitution!

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