The American people agree that only citizens should be allowed to vote. My office received numerous phone calls in support of my amendment. Because of this countrys generous legal immigration policies and the millions of illegal aliens present. there are many noncitizens residing in the United States. According to the Census Bureau. 15 percent of Californias population are noncitizens. According to the 1991 statistical yearbook. the most current assessment by the INS of the foreignborn population in the United States. California has about 50 percent of the Nations immigrants. and about onethird of its refugees and asylees. Unfortunately. California also has large numbers of illegal aliens. California does not yet require citizenshlp verification for voting or registering to vote. but it may some day decide that it must do so to protect the integrity of its elections. My amendment will ensure that California can do so.
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