Less than quarter of voters say illegal immigrants should be counted in assigning Congress seats

Just 23% of U.S. voters say illegal immigrants should be included in population counts for determining representation in Congress. Seventy-percent (70%) disagree, according to a new Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen. 

The poll results come as California, Florida and Texas would each lose a House seat if President Trump succeeds in getting illegal immigrants removed from the 2020 U.S. census, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. 

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Just the News Daily Poll

With Scott Rasmussen

Rasmussen noted that the poll found opposition to including illegal immigrants comes from 72% of White voters, 67% of Black voters, and 57% of Hispanic voters. Opposition also comes from 88% of conservatives, 68% of moderates, and 51% of liberals.

A solid plurality (41%) of all voters believe all legal residents should be included (both citizens and others).

Just the News Daily Poll respondents were asked "Representation in Congress is based upon population--the larger the state is the more representatives it has. When it comes to determining representation in Congress, who should be included in the population counts?" They replied as below:

• 29% Only US citizens
• 41% US citizens and others who are legal residents
• 23% Everybody who lives in a state, including illegal immigrants
•   7% Not Sure

The national survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted July 23-25, 2020 by Rasmussen, a polling veteran. Margin of sampling error: +/- 2.8% for full sample. 

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