Biden's Commerce Secretary Confirms That More Illegal Immigrants Means More Power For Democrats

In testimony before the U.S. Senate this week. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo confirmed the electoral consequences of illegal aliens streaming into the country to take advantage of President Joe Biden's open border. Specifically, the way that — even without the ability to vote in federal elections — illegal aliens are bolstering Democrat efforts to wield power in Congress and the White House. The admission came in a line of questioning from Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) about the census — the decennial survey of the U.S. population conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce — and how the way it is currently conducted "encourages illegal immigration." - "Illegal aliens today are counted in the U.S. census, is that correct?" Hagerty asked Raimondo. "Yes, as required by the U.S. Constitution," the Commerce secretary replied.

"This total census population, which includes illegal aliens, is then in turn used for the allocation of congressional districts and electoral votes for each state — is that correct?" Hagerty continued. "Yes," was again Raimondo's reply. That is, illegal aliens — generally drawn to sanctuary cities and sanctuary states (read: Democrat locales) — mean there is a surge of individuals running up the "population" numbers in blue areas which, due to the census, results in more congressional seats for blue states and in turn more votes in the electoral college. Democrats, unsurprisingly, like this reality that gives them an advantage. Especially after the 2020 census saw seats taken away from Democrat states such as California, New York, Illinois, and Michigan and given to red states including Texas, Florida, and Montana. -- Senator Bill Hagerty @SenatorHagerty: “I’ve introduced legislation that would take away the incentive for the tidal wave of illegal immigration we’ve seen under Biden. It would ensure only citizens are counted in allocating congressional seats and the Electoral College, yet all Democrats blocked it.”

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