The effect of -the present provision is that a State which has 325.000 aliens counted. or a major fraction thereof. is � entitled to an extra Representative in Congress. over and beyond the number it would have if only citizens were counted in making the apportionment. Such a State also is entitled to have an extra elector in the electoral college. The apportionment of Representatives on the basis of the residence of aliens. of course. operates to decrease proportionately the number of Representatives who are apportioned to States with nativeborn and naturalized populations. This manifestly is unfair to American citizens. It is more important in the National Legislature than in the States that representation be based upon the number of citizens. instead of upon aliens plus citizens.
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