Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has just announced plans to introduce legislation that would fundamentally reshape how congressional representation is calculated.
Greene is seeking to ensure that only citizens have a say in how America is run, removing illegal aliens from the equation.
The bill will require that the U.S. Census only count American citizens.
The bill, which is currently in draft form, would mandate a new national census focused solely on the U.S. citizen population.
Its results would be used to determine the apportionment of House seats across the 50 states.
Greene also confirmed that the proposal would include a requirement for proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
In an interview with Fox News, Greene said the issue is one of national security, warning that Democrats “would love non-citizens to have the right to vote,” and “would love amnesty for all.”
“They’d love a world takeover of our country,” Greene added, emphasizing the political stakes behind illegal immigration and census policy.
The congresswoman said she has already discussed the proposal with President Donald Trump, who supports the idea.
“He loved it,” she told Fox News.
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The announcement comes as immigration remains a central focus of the 2024 election cycle, with President Trump repeatedly pledging to crack down on illegal immigration, secure the southern border, and restore integrity to the electoral system.
As it stands, the U.S. Census Bureau counts “the whole number of persons in each state” in its decennial census.
This category includes illegal aliens.
That count directly determines how the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are divided among the states.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution provides the legal foundation for apportionment, stating:
“Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.”
Greene’s proposal would aim to interpret that clause as applying exclusively to citizens, not all residents.
If adopted, it would likely shift House seats away from high-illegal immigration states, such as California, New York, and Illinois, and toward states with larger legal-citizen populations.
The proposed change would also impact presidential elections, since the Electoral College is based on a state’s combined total of House members and Senators.
By shifting representation, the measure could reduce electoral votes in states with large illegal immigrant populations while boosting the count in others.
In previous years, Trump administration officials attempted to add a citizenship question to the census.
However, the move was ultimately blocked by the Supreme Court.
However, with new leadership at the Department of Commerce and the Census Bureau, such an overhaul could be back on the table with Republicans in control of the federal government.
Greene’s legislation is expected to be formally introduced in the coming weeks.
It will likely face staunch opposition from Democrats and civil liberties groups but could galvanize conservative voters focused on election integrity, immigration, and constitutional governance.
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