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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Illegal immigrants at the polls
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill that would requires voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote.
Senate Bill 86, sponsored by Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon) now goes to the house.
Mr. Staton has said he wants to make sure non-citizens don’t vote, and that’s fine. But one argument used by supporters of the proof-of-citizenship bill has never sold with me. It’s this notion that illegal immigrants are taking part in U.S. elections.
The last thing any illegal immigrant wants to do is bring attention to himself. After all, he is in the country illegally. They tend to live in the shadows of society, relatively low-key. So the likelihood that Jose is hankering to cast a vote in a national or local election rings shallow. He probably couldn't care less.
What do you think?
Are illegal immigrants taking part in elections?
Is voting by non-citizens a problem in Georgia?
Or a nonexistent one?
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