LaMalfa: Voting Rights are Exclusive to U.S. Citizens

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.Res.1071, Recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens.

LaMalfa said: "In this country, the right to vote is reserved exclusively for United States citizens. Allowing those who are here illegally the right to vote in American elections would be nothing short of an affront to the very principles upon which our nation was built, and would devalue the vote of American citizens. Unlawful immigrants should not be afforded the same privileges as those who immigrate or enter our sovereign nation legally."

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