Don't you remember how they go around picking them up, serving them food, cigarettes, etc. just to get them to the polls.
The ignorance is amazing.
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as is the irony of your conclusion. ignorance is a keystone of allegations such as yours (got any actual documentation or is all that just something 'everyone knows'?).
in contrast the brennan centers's truthaboutvotingfraud.org HAS extensively investigated this issue and documented it's findings (which you can read for yourselves here).
here's a short excerpt:
Exaggerated or unfounded allegations of fraud by noncitizens include the following:
• In Washington in 2005, an individual asked county offices to investigate the citizenship status of
1,668 registered voters based on their “foreign-sounding names.” There are no reports of which
we are aware that any individual on the submitted list was actually a noncitizen.
• In Washington in 2004, documentation appears to show that two votes were cast in King County
by noncitizens. There are no reports of which we are aware that either of these noncitizens knowingly
voted illegally, although one did ask to rescind his vote shortly after the election. Given
these votes, the rate of documented noncitizen votes — without proof of fraud — in King
County was 0.0002%.
• In Milwaukee in 2001, journalists analyzed 370,000 voting records from 1992 to 2000, and
found four instances in which voters’ names matched a list of naturalized city residents, but appeared
to have voted before their naturalization dates; there is no indication of which we are aware
that any of these four knowingly voted illegally. Even if all four of the matched records accurately
represented noncitizen votes, the rate of noncitizen voting among the city records examined
would have been 0.001%.
• In Hawaii in 2000, 553 apparent noncitizens were alleged to have registered to vote. On further investigation,
144 documented that they had become citizens. At least 61 individuals affirmatively
asked to cancel their registration; the others were stopped at the polls and specifically asked about
their citizenship before voting. There are no reports of which we are aware that any noncitizen
actually voted. To the extent that noncitizens were actually represented on the rolls, officials attributed
the registrations to mistake rather than fraud.
• In Hawaii in 1998, four years after an INS investigation into more than 10,000 names identified
fewer than twelve noncitizens whose names matched those on the voter rolls, the INS again
investigated claims of extensive noncitizen voting. The agency examined 1,200 noncitizens suspected
of voting, but found no evidence that any had voted. A separate proceeding uncovered
three noncitizens who had indeed voted in 1998, and three others who were reported to be under
further investigation. There are no reports of which we are aware that any noncitizens voted
knowing that they were ineligible. But even if all six had voted, the overall noncitizen voting rate
would have been 0.001%.
• In California in 1996, 924 noncitizens allegedly voted in Orange and Los Angeles Counties,
including 624 allegedly ineligible voters identified by the Task Force of the U.S. House of Representatives
investigating the Dornan/Sanchez election. The allegations were based largely on attempts
to match immigration lists to voter rolls, but only 71 voters matched name, date of birth,
and signature; other matches were less reliable. Most of the identified voters were processed by one
nonprofit group registering individuals proceeding through the naturalization process; many were
registered immediately after passing an INS citizenship interview, and after receiving a letter indicating
that they had become naturalized. At least 372 of the voters were apparently officially sworn
in before Election Day. There are no reports of which we are aware that any noncitizens registered
or voted knowing that they were ineligible. Even assuming there were no matching errors, and
leaving aside the critical question of intent, if all 552 remaining individuals were in fact noncitizens
when they cast their votes, the overall noncitizen voting rate would have been 0.017%.
considering the policy you're defending claims to have identiied nearly 200,000 supposedly ineligible voters--the majority of whom are non-whites--it's no wonder the doj has a problem with it--as should all americans who truly believe in equal rights for every citizen.
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