Thread: Cruz fights DC push to let illegal immigrants vote with bill to withhold federal fund

Cruz fights DC push to let illegal immigrants vote with bill to withhold federal funding



Kelly Laco
Fri, November 18, 2022 at 11:01 AM



EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a new bill that would prohibit Washington, D.C., from using federal funds to allow illegal immigrants to vote in elections.

The D.C. City Council voted 12-1 last month to advance a bill that would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. The bill says that if noncitizens are otherwise qualified to vote, they can do so in local elections as long as they have resided in D.C. for at least 30 days.

The bill was sent to Mayor Muriel Bowser for approval, and once she clears it, the bill will be transmitted to Congress under the D.C. Home Rule Act. If she vetoes the measure, that veto could be overridden if it has the support of two-thirds of the council, which it does.

The bill from Cruz, R-Texas, would prohibit the District of Columbia from using any federal funds to carry out the decision to let non-citizens vote.

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Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a new bill that would prohibit Washington, D.C., from using federal funds to allow illegal immigrants to vote in elections.

"Voting is a distinct right and privilege that American citizens enjoy in the United States. It is a responsibility, not to be treated lightly, and it must be protected," Cruz told Fox News Digital.

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"Voters decide not only who will lead our country, our cities and communities, but also how our tax dollars should be spent and what policies we should adopt," Cruz continued. "Even the Washington Post agrees that non-citizen voting is a terrible idea.

Allowing non-citizens and illegal immigrants to vote in our elections opens our country up to foreign influence and allows those who are openly violating U.S. law or even working for hostile foreign governments to take advantage and direct our resources against our will."

The move has sparked backlash from parties on both sides of the political spectrum, including by the Washington Post, which called it "bad idea" last month because it could affect Democrats’ chances in the midterms.

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The bill was sent to Mayor Muriel Bowser for approval and once she clears it, the bill will be transmitted to Congress under the D.C. Home Rule Act.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Numbers USA and other organizations have also slammed the council's move.

"The actions of the D.C. city council and a mayor who is unlikely to veto are the next and most damaging steps in an ongoing effort to erase any distinction between American citizens and noncitizens," said RJ Hauman, head of FAIR's government relations and communications.

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Cruz's bill comes after Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., last month introduced a resolution in Congress that would block D.C.'s bill, which he called an "insane policy." Cruz said he would also introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution if Bowser signs the bill into law.




Sen. Ted Cruz's bill comes after Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., last month introduced a resolution in Congress that would block D.C.'s bill, which he called an "insane policy."

Under the D.C. Home Rule Act, members of Congress are able to block bills passed by the legislature and cleared by the mayor. Once the bill is submitted, it can be voted down if the House and Senate pass Cotton's resolution of disapproval within 30 days, or else the law will take effect.

"Allowing illegal immigrants to vote is an insult to every voter in America," Cotton, R-Ark., told Fox News Digital. "Every single Democrat should be on the record about whether they support this insane policy."


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All elected leaders who are aiding and abetting illegal aliens to vote, live, drive, work in any capacity, collect taxpayer benefits, go to school, or use our healthcare system, should be fined and jailed for this!

They have aborted their sworn duty to protect and serve the citizens of the United States of America.

It has become their mission to disregard our Federal Immigration laws by any and all means possible, bankrupt us, import crime, poverty, diseases, and destroy our communities, our peace, and our prosperity.

If they love these illegal aliens so much, quit your job, pack your bags and go MOVE to their country.

We owe these criminal trespassers nothing.

They can go vote back home.