The McDade amendment represents a serious break with legal precedent and census practices. which. if passed. would not produce the results desired by proponents. The 1980 census results are already in jeopardy of being delayed. adjusted. or worse. as a result of lawsuits filed around the country. At issue here is whether Congress should inject the noncitizen issue. at this late date. for the primary benefit of a selective number of Members of the House. This. in my opinion. would be a travesty of the legislative process. Reapportionment should not be dealt with under the context of an amendment to an unrelated appropriations bill without full consideration by the relevant committees.
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