Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is praising the passage of a bill he co-sponsored that would effectively remove illegal immigrants from the U.S. census.

The House of Representatives has approved the Equal Representation Act, which would add a citizenship question to the census. “It's simple: Only U.S. citizens should be counted when determining our congressional representation,” Palmer said.

Simple: Only the American people should be considered when determining our congressional representation.

Why did I become a co-sponsor? @RepChuckEdwardsI support the Equal Representation Act and look forward to voting on it later this afternoon. https://t.co/Ii1xtNSNuQ

— Gary Palmer (@USRepGaryPalmer) May 8, 2024

The bill was originally introduced by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-Ill.) to prevent illegal immigrants from being used in redistricting to help Democrats gain more seats in Congress.

“Counting non-Americans when determining each state's congressional seats and electoral votes distorts the representation of Americans in the federal government,” Edwards said in a statement.

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Edwards also thanked Palmer for his support in passing the bill.

thank you @USRepGaryPalmer He supported the Equal Representation Act, which would allow the American people, and the American people alone, to determine their representation in Congress. https://t.co/2ngVSA2f3z

— Rep. Chuck Edwards (@RepChuckEdwards) May 8, 2024

Palmer has been sounding the alarm about this issue for months, warning that opposition parties will continue to use the continuing illegal immigration crisis to win elections.

“It's not a question of whether you can vote, it's a question of whether you can be counted, because roughly every 750,000 people has one representative in Congress,” Palmer argued in January. “So if California gains another 2 million people, Alabama could lose a representative because it can't field more than 435 delegates. So instead of me representing 730,000 people, I'd end up representing 800,000 people, and Alabama might lose a seat and California might gain one. That's the problem.”

The next decennial census is scheduled to take place in 2030.

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