Speaker. I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 1428 which seeks to limit eligibility for voter registration by the creation of a new federal voter eligibility system to confirm the citizenship of registered voters. This apparently politicallymotivated bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a system through which the Commissioner of Social Security and the Attorney General must respond to local voting officials who question. for one reason or another. the citizenship of voter registration applicants. My colleagues. I ask you is this bill necessary? What evidence is there of widespread voter registration fraud by noncitizens? Instead of combating voter registration fraud H.R. 1428 would likely foster discrimination instead. because it would allow state and local officials to drop American citizens from the voter rolls solely on the basis of their "ethnic sounding" last name or because of the fact that they live in a predominantly minority neighborhood. Additionally. it is an unworkable bill since neither the Social Security Administration nor the INS can confirm the vast majority of citizens bom in the U.S.
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