I suppose it is not really fair, but it would also not be fair to those of us in high-illegal-immigrant communities if the illegals put wear and tear on our roads, used our schools, etc., and we didn't have enough resources to cover them. I would think about it like this: yes, some of your taxes went to cover services used by illegal immigrants, but in return, you get a community with fewer illegal immigrants using your resources. For all to be fair, we'd need to either deport the illegals, or distribute them fairly. Since you're paying for them one way or another, does it really matter where they live?

As for representation in government, I don't think the census should consider illegals when coming up with numbers. They can't vote, and since they are not citizens, they are not entitled to representation in congress. You are correct that illegals being counted in our numbers gives any given voting citizen in our area a disproportionately greater say.

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