Why would we need to count ILLEGAL aliens? They don't have voting rights and therefore, do not need representation.
Maybe because they are people and use services and pay taxes. How about because the census is to count people.People, not citizens. We have always had non citizens in America. I bet you think by not counting them, they will go away or not matter. Lots of people are in the process of becoming citizens. Think we should count them as 3/5ths of a person. We could give them a mule.

