Trump's census memo puts some Republicans in 'Catch-22' - Roll Call

While some Republicans acknowledged it may hurt their states, they also said they’re willing to live with it. Texas Rep. Chip Roy said he thinks the administration is on solid ground — but admitted it could end up shortchanging the state as a result.

“Obviously, we want to be making sure Texas is well represented, but at the end of the day, we also need to be thoughtful about making sure we’re apportioning based on citizens and people legally present,” Roy said in an interview.

Similarly, Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., argued that undocumented immigrants should be in the process for removal, not included in apportionment totals.

“You could play that on a number of different ways, to find positives and negatives anywhere,” Mast said. “But they’re not the legal population. They should be under adjudication to be removed or sent back to their country of origin, rather. And if that’s the case then they shouldn’t be counted in a 10-year census.”

Republicans in Alabama have prioritized excluding undocumented immigrants from apportionment for years, and the state has an ongoing federal suit seeking to force the change in 2018. There, the state argued it may lose its seventh congressional seat in 2020 because of undocumented immigrants in states like California.

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