By Russ Andrews | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
Illegal immigrants are already stealing elections. Just not in the way you might think.
Since Biden took office, at least 14 million illegal immigrants have entered the country—on top of the estimated 20 million already living here prior to 2021.
Most of us conservatives believe that promoting this foreign invasion of our border was designed to allow those 34 million illegals to eventually vote. In the last election, 56% of Latino immigrants voted Democrat, while 42% voted Republican.
The average Congressional district holds approximately 760,000 “residents.’ Notice I wrote “residents,” not citizens. The Census is held every 10 years; the next census will be taken in 2030. EVERYBODY gets counted, whether they are here legally or not. One of the primary reasons we take the census is to divvy up Congressional districts.
The vast majority of illegals flock to our socialist pits of feculence, aka our largest sanctuary cities. Sixty percent live in just 20 of them. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, there are at least 220 sanctuary cities and counties nationwide. It’s safe to assume that the remaining illegals are heavily concentrated in the other 200.
Let’s say 20% live in red districts like Colorado’s 3rd. That 20% effectively cancels out 20% of the sanctuary-based population. Even after that adjustment, the illegal immigrant population still contributes to the reapportionment of about 27 Democratic congressional seats.
While Biden invited 3.5 million illegals every year he was “in office,” our current deportation process only allows for 350,000 expulsions per year, just 10% of the number Biden allowed in. At that pace, it would take four decades to deport the population Biden allowed in—assuming no new arrivals.
Every 760,000 illegals who self-deport or are rounded up and sent home from sanctuary centers before 2030 represents one congressional district. While our marxist comrades generally suck at math, they CAN count votes. They understand that when their illegals get sent back from whence they came, the Democrats lose Congressional seats. That’s why leftist activists stage protests and riots—to intimidate Trump into halting deportations.
Biden & Co. opened our borders to increase their Congressional power. Allowing illegals to vote would simply be the cherry on top of what is already a rigged election process. The left doesn’t need non-citizens to vote—they just need them counted.
Russ Andrews is the Secretary of the Colorado Republican Party and a longtime resident of Carbondale. A graduate of SUNY Maritime College, Russ spent the early part of his career as a Navy contractor working on a Texaco oil tanker before transitioning to a 37-year career as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. Deeply involved in his community, he has served on the boards of the Independence Pass Foundation and the Aspen Camp School for the Deaf. In 2024, Russ ran for Congress in Colorado’s 3rd District, campaigning as a conservative problem-solver focused on Western Slope values, fiscal responsibility, and pragmatic outreach. As party secretary, he is committed to expanding the GOP’s reach through coalition-building, transparency, and effective communication. Russ and his wife Lori are avid outdoors enthusiasts and active members of the Roaring Fork Valley community.
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