and 30mil+ nationwide:
La Voz de Aztlan
Posted on 07/27/2006 9:06:57 AM PDT by Spiff
Press Releases :: July 26, 2006
Will Adams, 202.226.6997
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO), Chairman of the 104-Member House Immigration Reform Caucus, introduced a bill that would penalize states which refuse to require proof of U.S. citizenship for voting. Under the Voter Integrity Protection Act (VIP Act), states would need to see a valid photo ID proving U.S. Citizenship for voting or those states would have their federal highway funding cut by as much as 40 percent.
“In some parts of our country, all residents are granted a de facto right to vote, regardless of whether or not they are citizens. Such widespread voter fraud blurs the line between residency and citizenship and it reinforces the message that you don’t need to be an American to have every right and privilege of American citizenship. If even non-citizens can vote, what value does American citizenship have anymore?” said Tancredo. “Illegal votes undermine our democracy. The VIP Act would help preserve the integrity of our democratic system, which is one of the most important responsibilities we have in Congress.”
Only U.S. citizens are legally qualified to vote. But that hasn’t stopped what is believed to be a widespread practice of voter fraud. Most recently in the 50th Congressional District in California, Democrat Francine Busby told a largely Hispanic audience a few days before the election, “You don't need papers for voting.” Rep. Brian Bilbray ending up winning the election by 7,000 votes, but at the time of the statement polls showed that the race was a dead heat.
Illegal votes may have made the difference in at least one Congressional election. In 1996, Rep. Bob Dornan lost his Orange County, California seat to Loretta Sanchez by fewer than 1,000 votes. State elections officials found that at least 300 votes in that election were cast illegally by non-citizens.
“In many states today, you can register to vote without ever being required to show that you are a citizen. Motor-voter registration and a rise in absentee ballots have only exacerbated voter fraud. If certain states are really so committed to protecting illegal aliens who vote, let them put their money where their mouth is and take a hard hit in federal funding,” said Tancredo.
The VIP Act stipulates that state and local election officials may not provide a ballot for an election for federal office (including a provisional ballot) to any individual unless the person presents a photographic copy of a document – whether voting in person or by mail – providing proof that the person is a U.S. citizen. A motor vehicle driver’s license will not be considered as a document which provides proof of citizenship unless the state issuing the license requires proof of citizenship as a condition of receiving the license.
Beginning in 2008, states which do not comply with the VIP Act would sacrifice 10 percent of their federal highway funding, and they would see an additional 10 percent cut in funding each year for an additional three years, or until they have come into compliance with the Act. If the states comply with the Act during the first four years, they will receive their entire lost federal highway funding in future appropriations.
The bill also provides funding to make free photo identifications available in order to avoid any challenges based on the 24th Amendment’s prohibition of poll taxes.
As usual, Tancredo is right on top of the issue. Too bad he doesn't get more help from his far more timid colleagues.
WASHINGTON - The fugitive leader of a major document-forging ring that allegedly supplied bogus identity papers to millions of illegal immigrants over the past two decades has been arrested in Mexico, federal officials announced Monday.
Pedro Castorena is accused of heading the family-run enterprise that's dominated the document-forging industry in the United States since the late 1980s, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
He was listed as one of ICE's most wanted fugitives after a federal grand jury in Denver indicted him nearly a year ago on charges of conspiracy, fraud, misuse of visas and money laundering.
The indictment identified Castorena, 42, as a founding member of the Castorena Family Organization, CFO, which ICE said controls bogus document operations in more than 30 states. A Knight Ridder article last month described the CFO network.
"The arrest of Pedro Castorena is a landmark achievement that deals a serious blow to one of the largest fraudulent-document organizations in the United States," said Julie Myers, the Department of Homeland Security's Assistant Secretary for ICE.
Mexican authorities arrested Castorena, who's also known as Castorena-Ibarra, on Saturday night in Guadalajara without incident, ICE officials said. ICE agents based at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City assisted in the arrest.
Castorena had two counterfeit Mexican identification documents under an assumed name, agents said. He was taken to Mexico City and is awaiting extradition to the United States.
ICE has arrested more than 50 CFO figures in a series of investigations over the past six years, but officials believe the organization is still operating in more than a dozen major U.S. cities. Its profits are thought to total tens of millions of dollars, if not billions.
Montgomery covers Washington for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
If that's the only way to stop illegals from voting, then yes.
FROM Census web site:
People QuickFacts Los Angeles County Population, 2005 estimate 9,935,475 Population, 2000 9,519,338
Also, with respect to the post that LA COunty has 34,000 square miles, here, from Wikipedia: Area - Total 12,308 km² (4,752 mi²)
Way past time to cull the herd. Rigid and strict border enforcement is the first step and getting rid of the illegals is the next step.
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I would add a few other measures, like shutting down all of the benefits these bloodsuckers vacuum up, but you're on the right track.
You're right about bloodsuckers. Can you imagine how much blood surplus the U.S. would have if 20/30 million straws went South. As a laugher, have you ever considered how many illegals are factored into the monthly jobs created in the USDOL report? Better yet, where did the numbers come from? |
Good question.
It should have been included in the bill they passed last year...
That type of voter fraud would improve, along with a lot of other things.
But we also need to stop dead Democrats from voting, and NY Democrats from voting in NY and Florida. And Dems that drive from one polling place to the next casting their "vote" repeatedly the way a dog pisses on trees.
:)))))))
(feeling a little heavy after three ice creams)
Great news!
However, your official census figures are way off. Ask the city.
The main point remains unaddressed: No one knows how many illegal aliens there are in LA or anywhere else. If you think it's around 10%, go take a look. Or sit in an elementary classroom in Santa Monica.
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