Senator HEINZ. Senator ROBERT C. BYRD. and others in cosponsoring S. 2366. which directs the Census Bureau to exclude illegal aliens in its tabulation of the population of the United States. I am aware of the practical problems which would attend such an effort. And if the legislation as introduced by Senator HUDDLESTON is inadequate to meet these practical considerations. it should be amended. Adjustments in census figures are not without precedent. and are certainly warranted here. If a reliable methodology can be found to exclude illegal aliens from the count of the U.S. population. that effort should be made. At the very least the Carter administration should cease its efforts to encourage illegal aliens to be counted. Further. they should follow the practice of past administrations and include American military and diplomatic personnel in the count. It is patently offensive that people who we ask to lay down their lives for this country should be considered nonpersons for purposes of representation in the Congress of the United States. Mr. President. I understand the forcespoverty. unemployment. political oppressionthat have led many people to seek refuge in the United States in violation of immigration laws. Although I believe our immigration laws should be strictly enforcedas any lawI also believe that these people are entitled to fair and humane treatment by the Government of the United States. I simply believe they are not entitled to representation in the U.S. Congress.
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