At some point in a future America, Congress calls for new U.S.Constitutional Convention.Once it begins, delegates start hashing out a new amendment for dealing with immigration, still a crucial, divisive issue.There is only one major sticking point: In agreeing to a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants now living in the country, southwestern states want concessions.One, delegates from the region assert, is having half of their undocumented, nonvoting immigrant population count as citizens for the purposes of congressional redistricting.In response, states with higher metropolitan area populations, and larger numbers of nonvoting foreign nationals with work visas, want their representation boosted as well.The result of such a compromise would be more congressional representation and greater Electoral College representation for the more Democratic-leaning northeastern and far western states, and Republican-leaning southwestern states. How would this scenario echo the effects of the Three-Fifths Compromise of the existing U.S.Constitution?
A) It would not be similar, given that the undocumented immigrants and foreign nationals with work visas would not be held in bondage, despite their lack of voting eligibility.
B) Only somewhat, since the Three-Fifths Compromise had economic effects, such as keeping the southern states from developing an industrial and commercial economy, that would not be relevant today.
C) It would be similar in that the Three-Fifths Compromise gave the South more strength in Congress, as well as an Electoral College advantage.
D) It would be only somewhat similar, since it would not necessarily lead to the domination of Congress and the White House by people of one racial or ethnic group from one region.
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