Billionaire Elon Musk said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that Democratic politicians are permitting illegal immigration to build and consolidate political power through the congressional apportionment process. Musk weighed in on an appearance by Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn.
Illegal immigrants are prohibited from voting in federal elections by law, so they're restricted from participating in that manner. However, Musk noted that the congressional reapportionment process gives states with larger populations of illegal immigrants more clout in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College.
Musk, who is originally from South Africa and legally immigrated to the U.S. from Canada, has been outspoken in his opposition to illegal immigration in recent months. Last week, Musk took to X to take issue with media reports criticizing him as being against immigration and immigrants in general. "Because I am raising concerns about the flood of unvetted illegal immigrants overwhelming American cities, the press will often characterize me as 'anti-immigrant.
Hagerty recently offered an amendment to a $460 billion spending package that the Senate considered that would have required the Census Bureau to include a citizenship question in any future census and bar anyone who isn't a U.S. citizen from being counted for the purpose of congressional district and Electoral College apportionment. The amendment was defeated on a 51-45 margin with all Senate members of the Democratic caucus who were present voting down the measure. They were joined by Sen.
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