Chairman. what I hope to do with this amendment is to say to the people downtown. "Dont send apportionment data to this House based upon the distortion of 20 million aliens in this Nation." The adoption of this amendment will be a clear signal to the people downtown that we are not going to accept that kind of faulty data. We are all aware of the current controversy about the census. about the undercount. the overcount. the appeals. and everything that is taking place. To make matters worse. the Census Bureau has used tax dollars to encourage illegal aliens to be counted in the census. Accordingly. the New York Times in an article dated July 2 said: Officials of INS said they would continue the policy of severely restricting raids to seize illegal aliens. The article further states that these restraints were fostered 3 months ago in an effort to cooperate with illegal aliens--to foster this cooperation. The Census Bureau has taken it upon itself to foster that cooperation. [] 1310 When an alien becomes a citizenwhich I think all of us agree is the highest privilege our Nation can bestowthat new citizen has to take an oath. Let us listen to what he has to say: I hereby declare. on oath. that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince. potentate. state or sovereignty. of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen. that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies. foreign and domestic. that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when CXXVI 1392-.part 17 required by the law. that I will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law. that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law. and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. so help me God.
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