disappointing. we should point out that the census just counts people, it doesn't count citizens. so it does help the democrats to have a wide open border, doesn't it? because if you've got more people in sanctuary cities, you'll get more congressional seats. so that's what we're hearing -- >> well, and, maria, we teed up a vote on that, a vote directly that said the census should not count illegal aliens in the senate. the democrats voted party line against that vote. in the house my opponent in november is a very, very liberal congressman from dallas can. he voted 100% with nancy pelosi his first four years in office. and and he voted in favor of counting illegal aliens in the cent us. -- census. he also voted against deporting illegal alien who criminally assault police officers. that that's the position of democrats. and, by the way, as the senate we had that vote, every democrat said an illegal alien who