I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman. we have heard a great deal about illegal aliens. In fact. we have heard so much from the other side about illegal aliens and their opposition to their voting. one almost gets the impression that they would find it all right for legal aliens to vote. The fact is the language of this bill says that no aliens. legal or illegal. may vote. It says in three explict places in the legislation. "You must be a citizen." That is enforced the same way that any other requirement under our laws is enforced. exactly the same way. Nothing changes in that regard by this legislation. It does not touch in any way the basic means by which local election officials and State election officials deal with qualifications. not at all. All of the rhetoric about illegal aliens is simply a bugaboo. a Halloween boohoo. It is simply a scare tactic to try and scare Members of this body from doing what is good for American citizens. doing what is right by way of getting the heavy hand of government out from between citizens of this country and their rightful place in the polling booth.
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