Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Promotes Bill To Stop Dems From Seizing Power On The Backs Of Illegal Immigrants

Rep. Matt Gaetz on Friday said Republicans are trying to stop Democrats from seizing political power on the backs of illegal immigrants.

The Fort Walton Beach Republican, in an email to constituents, highlighted HR 7109, known as the “Equal Representation Act,” which passed the House on Wednesday and now rests with the Senate.

The bill, according to Gaetz, would mandate that the U.S. census, beginning in 2030 and continuing thereafter, to include a checkbox for the respondent and every member of their household to indicate whether each individual is an American citizen.

In addition, the bill would require the Commerce Department to report the number of non-U.S. citizens living in each state. Moreover, and perhaps most importantly, it excludes noncitizens from being counted toward the number of representatives each state gets in the House of Representatives.