Rampant Voter Fraud by Illegal Aliens Ignored by Government and Media
By Jim Kouri
Fifth-Vice President of the National Association of Chiefs of Police
"Americans would be shocked to discover that hundreds of thousands of
general election voters are illegal aliens, green-card immigrants, and
criminals who’ve murdered, raped and robbed US citizens. And guess
which political party benefits the most from their votes? The one
that’s pushing for amnesty and a bag full of free goodies." – Janice
Martin
A recent study released by the conservative think-tank the Heritage
Foundation provides proof that illegal aliens and immigrants with
green cards are committing rampant voter fraud in the United States.
Reports of ineligible persons registering to vote have raised concerns
about state processes for verifying voter registration lists. States
usually base voter eligibility on the voter’s age, US citizenship,
mental competence, and felon status.
Although individual states run elections, Congress has authority to
affect the administration of the elections. The Help America Vote Act
of 2002 (HAVA) had set a deadline for states to have a statewide voter
registration list and list verification procedures.
For example, the methods used in seven selected states to verify voter
eligibility and ensure accuracy of voter registration lists were
varied and include relying on registrant self attestation, return
mailings, and checking against lists of felony convictions or deceased
individuals. Some states, for instance, failed to do any more than ask
on their application forms if the registrant was a US citizen. The
applicant will merely check off the "Yes" box, but there is no action
to verify the authenticity of that answer.
"The voter registration officials simply take the word of the
registrant with no follow-up," said conservative political strategist
Michael Baker.
"Some states that require some backup documentation merely ask for a
utility bill or a driver’s license — neither of which prove
citizenship. In other words, legal or illegal aliens can easily
register to vote in local and national elections," warns Baker.
According to a [1] Congressional study of voter fraud , other
challenges such as identifying duplicate registrations in other states
or having insufficient information to match other data sources with
voter registration lists may continue to be issues.
While federal data sources have the potential to help state election
officials identify registrants who may be convicted felons or non-
citizens, few states communicate with federal agencies such as the
Homeland Security Department’s immigration section.
Many government officials — mostly liberals — claim that illegal
aliens voting is not a major problem, conservative activists respond
that while the potential number identified may be small, an election
can be decided by a few votes. In 2004, the presidential race between
Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush was decided by a few
hundred votes in Florida.
"While the news media perpetuated the assertion that Bush and the GOP
‘stole’ the election, it could very well have been illegal aliens
voting in Florida that made the outcome so close," said former NYPD
cop, now security firm owner, Sid Francis.
"Bush may have beaten Gore by more votes if illegals were excluded,
since immigrants tend to vote for Democrats. Or Gore could have won
decisively had there been prior screening before people were allowed
into the voting booths," said Det. Francis.
"There was absolutely no mention in the mainstream media regarding
suspected voter fraud by illegal or legal aliens. It was much easier
for the agenda-driven newspeople to accuse Republicans of stealing the
election," added Baker.
"Florida is not unique. Thousands of non-citizens are registered to
vote in some states, and tens if not hundreds of thousands in total
may be present on the voter rolls nationwide. These numbers are
significant: Local elections are often decided by only a handful of
votes, and even national elections have likely been within the margin
of the number of non-citizens illegally registered to vote," said Hans
A. von Spakovsky, a researcher at the Heritage Foundation.
"There is no reliable method to determine the number of non-citizens
registered or actually voting because most laws to ensure that only
citizens vote are ignored, are inadequate, or are systematically
undermined by government officials. Those who ignore the implications
of non-citizen registration and voting either are willfully blind to
the problem or may actually favor this form of illegal voting," said
Spakovsky, an expert on the subject of illegal aliens and immigration
law, during an interview on Fox News Channel.
As far as felons, US Attorneys are required to notify state election
officials of federal felony convictions, but the information is not
always easy for election officials to interpret or complete, according
to New Jersey GOP strategist Janice Martin.
"Americans would be shocked to discover that hundreds of thousands of
general election voters are illegal aliens, green-card immigrants, and
criminals who’ve murdered, raped and robbed US citizens. And guess
which political party benefits the most from their votes? The one
that’s pushing for amnesty and a bag full of free goodies," said
Martin.
Dr. von Spakovsky believes many government officials and politicians
are complicit in the voter fraud problem.
"To keep non-citizens from diluting citizens’ votes, immigration and
election officials must cooperate far more effectively than they have
to date, and state and federal officials must increase their efforts
to enforce the laws against non-citizen voting that are already on the
books," he wrote in his [2] Heritage Foundation study on illegal alien
voter fraud .
"While the liberal media and the liberal establishment ignore what is
a huge scandal, American voters are having their rights violated. When
an illegal aliens or felon or other person prohibited by law to vote,
their votes cancels out those of American citizens," warns Baker.
"Liberals want illegal aliens and felons to vote. They benefit from
such rampant fraud."
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[1] Congressional study of voter fraud: http://www,gao.gov/htext/d05478.html
[2] Heritage Foundation study on illegal alien voter fraud:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/lm28.cfm
http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/08/12/rampant-voter-frau…
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