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The question over who to count in the US census is getting political. Former House Speaker Marco Rubio says illegal immigrants should not be included in Florida’s official population count. Rubio’s US Senate rival Governor Charlie Crist says everyone should be counted.

“Florida deserves to have her fair share and I think making sure we count every single Floridian is vitally important. That’s why I went to the school yesterday in North Miami. It’s important to our state. It’s important to our people and the notion that you wouldn’t want to accept funding to make a political statement is absurd,” said Crist.

States with the highest populations receive the most federal funding. Legal status of the people counted doesn’t deter federal dollars from flowing in.