House passes bill to add citizenship question to census to stop illegal aliens from distorting congressional representation
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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...

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