Mr. Speaker. I would like to speak out in opposition to an attempt underway to add an amendment to the continuing resolution that would exclude undocumented aliens from the census count for purposes of reapportionment. Including undocumented aliens in the Commerce Departments Decennial Census is required by the Constitution of the United States. and cannot be held accountable for a potential loss of seats in the House by certain States. In addition to this. excluding these people from the census count will be detrimental to our Nations census goals. The Commerce Department has already announced its decision not to adjust the 1990 census to correct for undercounts.
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