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Burgess Owens: “Even when we don't have illegals that are voting, which…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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KUTV "Connect to Congress" Interview with Rep. Burgess Owens

Published | Video Starts at 17:57

They want to demean or belittle people. As if we can't. We're not as smart as they are. So, no, the SAVE act is imperative. And understand, Even when we don't have illegals that are voting, which there are a lot are, the fact that they count as census also determines how many Congress people we have. So if we pile a whole millions of people into a blue city, guess what? They get more Congress people. So it's all about power. (17:57–18:08)

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Asserts that illegal immigrants are counted in the census, affecting congressional representation.

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