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John Blust – The U.S. Census counts noncitizens. Did that give Democrats ‘24 more seats’ in Congress?

by The editor•7 August 2025•Posted inPolitics Matters

“Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.”

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