Episode 1790 • • 13:36 - 17:27
1790: Florida Ounce
Census Apportionment and Illegal Immigration Strategy
A discussion on the constitutional basis of the U.S. Census focuses on Article 1, Section 2, and the 14th Amendment regarding the apportionment of representatives. Claims are made that the Democratic Party opposes citizenship questions on the census to maximize representation in states like California by counting non-citizens. The historical shift from the three-fifths clause to counting the "whole number of persons" is examined.