But now I" find that the gentlemans amendment is designed to require verification at the polls that bilingual voters are. in fact. citizens. Madam Chairman. what do we think the registars of voters in this country are doing? The implication of this amendment is that. if you cant speak English well. then we will operate on the assumption that you lied when you registered to vote. Madam Chairman. I have seen nothing. absolutely nothing. to tell me that weve got a problem with fraudulent registration by immigrants in this country. If we do. then why focus only on people who arent English proficient? It would be just as likely that hordes of Canadians.
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Implies that non-English speakers are more likely to commit voter fraud.