I congratulate my colleagues on this bipartisan amendment. Let me make one argument that has not been made. We have made all the rational arguments for years. There is one we should note. California now has a delegation of 52 Members. Ten years ago it was 47. At least five of the seats in our State are probably due to the count of illegal aliens. I say to my colleagues in the East and the South, think, the next seat lost in the year 2000 might be your own if you do not support this amendment.
Stephen Horn: “I congratulate my colleagues on this bipartisan amendment. Let me make one argument that has not been made. We have made…”
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Discussing the implications of illegal immigration on congressional representation.
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