It does not differ in any appreciable way from the legislation that was offered nearly 60 years ago in the 71st Congress or just a year ago in the 100th Congress. If the Senator from Alabama wants to take care of this. then he ought to propose a constitutional amendment. That is the way it ought to be done. What he is trying to do is get around a court ruling just 2 months ago that dismissed a suit to prevent the Census Bureau from counting noncitizens. Let me tell the Chair what the problem is from a practical standpoint. You get down to a place in south Texas.
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