Our amendment would simply give this Chamber and opportunity to direct the census bureaus to include Americans and exclude illegals. It would not have affected the distribution of Federal funds. The question is one of fairness and self government. By definition. our servicemen and women are members of our political community and must be counted. Similarly. illegals are not members of that community and should not be counted. The exclusion of servicemen and their dependents is a disgrace. The inclusion of illegal aliens is a travesty. We have been denied the opportunity to correct this injustice and I encourage my colleagues to vote "no."
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