Posted on 10/29/2014 10:50:17 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
Immigrants who are not naturalized, and therefore are ineligible to vote, are casting ballots, according to two Virginia political scientists.
The political scientists, who are professors at Old Dominion University, say their research found that while the number of immigrants who vote despite not being naturalized is relatively small, “enough do that their participation can change the outcome of close races.”
The professors, who provided glimpses of their findings in an article they authored for The Washington Post, said that data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study indicated more than 14 percent of non-citizens who took part in the CCES survey were registered to vote in 2008 and 2010. About 6 percent actually voted in 2008, and 2 percent did so in 2010, the professors said they estimated from the data.
Democrats likely benefitted from this, since immigrants tend to prefer them over Republicans, said the authors, Jesse Richman and David Earnest.
What is more, they noted, “this participation was large enough to plausibly account for Democratic victories in a few close elections.”
“Non-citizen votes could have given Senate Democrats the pivotal 60th vote needed to overcome filibusters in order to pass health-care reform and other Obama administration priorities in the 111th Congress.”
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Ya think?
It's the best way to reduce vote fraud.
[ Voting registration should be purged every two years (after a national election). If you want to vote in the next election, you have to re-register.
It’s the best way to reduce vote fraud. ]
That and hanging by the neck till dead anyone who is enguaging in voter/election fraud...
When I lived in Texas many years ago, the law was that you had to re-register every 2-4 years. Not sure if that is still the case.
This is the Gay State (Massachusetts)...a one Party state for decades...so it probably doesn't surprise anybody.But this is the Rat Party's policy nationwide.
I read an article yesterday where an illegal said he needed to vote since what happens in America influences the rest of the world it was his right.
And.. a CAC-type voter ID card and/or PIN that would be issued only after that two-year registration should be required to cast a vote.
My hat’s off to folks like you doing their best to live life in places like MA. Ditto for those in CA.
Now, he is the first hispanic and illegal president!
Illegals screw our country in every possible way they can - from breaking our economy with demands for free good, free housing, free education, free health care to voting to ensure they get their free stuff.
Traditionally, many thousands of Americans vote democrat after they are dead. Now they have millions of alive non-citizens voting illegally in U.S. elections making of the country another corrupt banana republic.
Probably re register on all birthdays ending in five and zero. That would make the process more manageable.
No doubt between Chelsea, Lynn, Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford, Cambridge, Fall River, Springfield & Brockton there will be thousands of illegal immigrants voting.
Nothing new here. I thought W would address voter fraud. Was I wrong!
Didn’t the stupid party (R) sign away their right to examine votes or something to do with race?
R, D, what the #311 is the difference?
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Our country is being stolen right out from under us .....
But, hey, the big game is on tonight ..... So just pass around the chips, the dip, the six pack — and everything will be just great!
That’s OK. I vote in every Mexican election.
“Go With The Gringo!!!”
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