The following is a quote from
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/trump-is-right-millions-of-i******s-probably-did-v**e-in-2016/But, in fact, it's almost certain that i******s did v**e — and in significant numbers. Whether it was three million or not is another question.
While states control the v***r r**********n process, some states are so notoriously slipshod in their controls (California, Virginia and New York — all of which have political movements to legalize v****g by noncitizens — come to mind) that it would be shocking if many i******s didn't v**e. Remember, a low-ball estimate says there are at least 11 million to 12 million i******s in the U.S., but that's based on faulty Census data. More likely estimates put the number at 20 million to 30 million.
What's disappointing is that instead of at least seriously considering Trump's charge, many media reports merely parrot l*****t talking points and anti-Trump rhetoric by pushing the idea that Republicans and others not of the progressive left who seek to limit v****g to citizens only are r****t, xenophobic nuts.
But there is evidence to back Trump's claims. A 2014 study in the online E*******l Studies Journal shows that in the 2008 and 2010 e******ns, i*****l i*******t v**es were in fact quite high.
"We find that some noncitizens participate in U.S. e******ns, and that this participation has been large enough to change meaningful e******n outcomes including E*******l College v**es, and congressional e******ns," wrote Jesse T. Richman, Gulshan A. Chattha, both of Old D******n University, and David C. Earnest of George Mason University.
More specifically, they write, "Noncitizen v**es likely gave Senate Democrats the pivotal 60th v**e needed to overcome filibusters in order to pass health care reform and other Obama administration priorities in the 111th Congress."
Specifically, the authors say that i******s may have cast as many as 2.8 million v**es in 2008 and 2010. That's a lot of v**es. And when you consider the population of illegal inhabitants has only grown since then, it's not unreasonable to suppose that their v**e has, too.
Critics note that a Harvard team in 2015 had responded to the study, calling it "biased." But that report included this gem: "Further, the likely percent of noncitizen v**ers in recent U.S. e******ns is 0."
Really? That's simply preposterous, frankly, as anyone who has lived in California can attest. L*****t get-out-the-v**e groups openly urge noncitizens to v**e during e******n time, and the registration process is notoriously loose. To suggest there is no illegal v****g at all is absurd.
What's appalling, as we said, is not the media's skepticism, but its denial. But why? Illegal v**es shouldn't be allowed to sway U.S. e******ns. So why tolerate them?
When the far left began insinuating that the Russians had hacked the e******n, the media treated the nonsupported claims with the utmost of respect. They still do. But not Trump's suggestion that i******s v**ed, and in large numbers, mainly for Democratic candidates, including Hillary Clinton.
And, yes, Trump is right: Illegal v**es may in part explain why Hillary now has a nearly two-million-v**e lead in the popular v**e, even though she lost convincingly in the E*******l College. A Rasmussen Reports poll earlier this year found that 53% of the Democratic Party supports letting i******s v**e, even though it's against the law. It's pretty clear why.
Yes, there is room for skepticism of any claim that's made. But every v**e cast by someone who isn't by law permitted to v**e disenfranchises American citizens. The charge should at least be taken seriously.
And this is a quote from
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379414000973In spite of substantial public controversy, very little reliable data exists concerning the frequency with which non-citizen immigrants participate in United States e******ns. Although such participation is a violation of e******n laws in most parts of the United States, enforcement depends principally on disclosure of citizenship status at the time of v***r r**********n. This study examines participation rates by non-citizens using a nationally representative sample that includes non-citizen immigrants. We find that some non-citizens participate in U.S. e******ns, and that this participation has been large enough to change meaningful e******n outcomes including E*******l College v**es, and Congressional e******ns. Non-citizen v**es likely gave Senate Democrats the pivotal 60th v**e needed to overcome filibusters in order to pass health care reform and other Obama administration priorities in the 111th Congress.
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PeterS wrote:
Good, I am so GD tired of conservative's crying over this. "You guys c***t and it's not fair, WAAAAA" Well, prove it, fix it, or STFU.