Speech #1010089097

It was unfortunate that the House was denied the opportunity to address the RidgeGoodling amendment during the consideration of the fiscal year 1990 Commerce. Justice. and State appropriations. The intent of this amendment was simpleshould illegal aliens be given the right to representation during consideratlon of the 1990 census? I believe not. Our Constitution guarantees equal representation to all legal residents of the United States. It does not and should not. however. grant this same precious right to illegal aliens. The RidgeGoodling amendment would have upheld the principles of equal representation under which our Government was founded. It required the Secretary of Commerce to use tabulating procedures that are feasible and appropriate in order to ensure that illegal