
So, I can be someone who is from a foreign country, not a citizen. I just come over here, and I move here and I am accounted to make decisions on behalf of the citizens of the United States.
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So, I can be someone who is from a foreign country, not a citizen. I just come over here, and I move here and I am accounted to make decisions on behalf of the citizens of the United States.

Your job is to count, sir, and you should count citizens of the United States for apportionment and voting rights.

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