Congressman Warns 10 Million Illegal Immigrants Could Translate to 13 New Congressional Districts

Extra electoral power illegal immigrants could grant Democrats in elections is the only plausible explanation for their inaction on the border, senator says.
Congressman Warns 10 Million Illegal Immigrants Could Translate to 13 New Congressional Districts
Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on Capitol Hill, on June 23, 2021. Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images
Stephen Katte
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Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) has claimed that if the more than ten million people who have illegally crossed the border in recent years are accurately allocated in certain areas, it could lead to 13 additional congressional districts favoring Democrats in future elections.

When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, he signed an executive order requiring the Census Bureau to determine the population of each state in the United States without regard to residents’ lawful immigration status.