Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the United States Department of Commerce and the Census Bureau alleging the departments’ counting of illegal immigrants and visa holders has compromised elections.
“United States citizens and lawful permanent residents have a right to representation, unlike illegal aliens and temporary visa holders,” Hanaway said in a news release. “In America, the People, the members of the social compact, are the only legitimate source of the government’s power. We are taking a stand against those who are cheating our system.”
In the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Hanaway argued that including illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders in census apportionment violates the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment and the
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