By the authors logic, that non-citizens are impacted by elected official choices, why restrict the franchise to residents?
We can just open up our elections to everyone around the world! After all, we impact other countries, so it’s only fair they vote for who is in charge of us.
/s in case it is not blindingly obvious.
Ask her why only the US should have to expand the voter rolls this way.
Also ask her how many countries’ elections she is currently voting in.