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The census folks ask about the number of TV's and bathrooms you have. Why not ask if you are a criminal, here illegally?
"The plan is contained in an amendment to a funding bill for the 2010 census. It was proposed by Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Bob Bennett, R-Utah, and could be taken up by the Senate as soon as next week.
Civil and immigrant rights groups have held several news conferences this week in opposition to the amendment, saying that it was gaining silent momentum in the Senate.
Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Solana Beach, and chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus, a congressional group that advocates for stricter immigration policies, said he supports the proposal.
"Historically, we've asked about citizenship on the long form of the census questionnaire," Bilbray said. "There's no reason we can't be asking in the short form."
The bigger question is why the Feds are not enforcing the immigration laws?
This will not pass--the Democrats are afraid we will be shocked if the Census was honest--and that is the problem with this good question. Why would criminals admit they are here illegally?
Good try--enforce the law and the question is not needed.
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"The plan is contained in an amendment to a funding bill for the 2010 census. It was proposed by Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Bob Bennett, R-Utah, and could be taken up by the Senate as soon as next week.
Civil and immigrant rights groups have held several news conferences this week in opposition to the amendment, saying that it was gaining silent momentum in the Senate.
Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Solana Beach, and chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus, a congressional group that advocates for stricter immigration policies, said he supports the proposal.
"Historically, we've asked about citizenship on the long form of the census questionnaire," Bilbray said. "There's no reason we can't be asking in the short form."
The bigger question is why the Feds are not enforcing the immigration laws?
This will not pass--the Democrats are afraid we will be shocked if the Census was honest--and that is the problem with this good question. Why would criminals admit they are here illegally?
Good try--enforce the law and the question is not needed.
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