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Nicholas Begich: “California is inviting [illegal migrants] in willingly…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Published | Video Starts at 15:17

And when they're counted in the census, they allocate house seats to the states that are harboring these people. That's why California is inviting [illegal migrants] in willingly, saying, hey, settle here, because California is getting ready to lose a number of house seats to states like Texas and Florida. So when that allocation changes in 2030, those states not only do they lose House reps, but they also lose electoral college votes. And so that migration changed those pattern. (15:17–15:28)

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Asserts that California is inviting illegal migrants to settle to avoid losing House seats to states like Texas and Florida.

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