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> illegal immigrants can't vote to begin with On a related note, this is why there's a rather huge debate over whether or not someone should be required to pro
by bmelton 13y ago
> illegal immigrants can't vote to begin with
On a related note, this is why there's a rather huge debate over whether or not someone should be required to provide identification when they vote.
Without trying to spark a partisan discussion, those taking positions against voter ID requirements are the ones you'd expect to be opposed to illegal immigrants voting, and those in favor of voter ID requirements are the ones you'd expect to benefit the most from illegal immigrants voting.
Meanwhile, both sides have framed the argument in ways that bring up everything except immigration.
In short, while I won't comment on who's right and who's wrong, the immigration debate in our country has nothing to do with immigration, and everything to do with the political windfall of which party gets to inherit the new voting bloc.
- scottjad 13y ago> Without trying to spark a partisan discussion, those taking positions against voter ID requirements are the ones you'd expect to be opposed to illegal immigrants voting, and those in favor of voter ID requirements are the ones you'd expect to benefit the most from illegal immigrants voting. I think you have this backwards, perhaps unintentionally. North Carolina, with its Republican controlled Senate, and House, and Governor has passed voter ID laws. They are being challenged by the Democrat-controlled US Department of Justice.
- bmelton 13y agoIndeed. It's too late to edit now, which is sad, since I was trying to avoid making party references, and got the example exactly backwards. Thanks for the correction.