re: Should Illegal Aliens count towards congressional representation?

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What about the states like CA that enact sanctuary laws and twart the Fed from being able to find and deport said illegals?

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I think it could make it even worse if they suddenly changed it so that these populations weren't counted.

At least now, everyone is counted the same. But imagine if the Ds get in power and have a chance to pass some immigration reform and pathway to citizenship. Don't you think they would do everything in their power to incentivize immigrants to come to their states and leave the R states then make it easier for immigrants to get citizenship in their states but harder in R (say be enrolled in college).

These figures are completely made up and probably extreme, but I want to show an unintended consequence by Ds some more political power by tying the appropriations to citizenship if they get the chance:

1. Say D states have a 4 million person advantage over (12 million to 8 million; 60%) if they counted illegal immigrants in the census for appropriations.

2.Then D states create incentives give them a larger advantage, say a 12 million person advantage (16 to 4; 75%) and get them in programs that will prepare them for citizenship in preparation for a pathway.

3. Then they pass a pathway to citizenship law that ensures 90% of the immigrants in D states (14.4 million) can easily attain citizenship compared to only 40% in R states (1.6 million). So now they not only have an even larger advantage than before (12.8 million compared to 4 million) they have a larger percentage as well (90% compared to 60%).