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‘Noncitizen voting’ is a lie | In Focus

The Washington Post reviewed a Heritage Foundation database and found 85 cases relating to allegations of noncitizens voting between 2002 and 2023, providing a specific data point in the ongoing American political debate.
Fear surrounding noncitizen voting is rooted in the "Great Replacement Theory," where Conservatives have falsely claimed that Democrats encourage immigrants to cross the border to vote and replace American voters.
Federal law prohibits Non-citizens from voting in federal or state elections, with false statements risking fines, imprisonment, deportation, or loss of future citizenship eligibility, according to NPR.
President Trump and the DOJ have pushed to take control of national voting citing illegal voting concerns, though some Republicans in the Senate have questioned the SAVE AMERICA Act's necessity.
Critics warn that strict citizenship requirements could disenfranchise millions, as about 1 in 10 adult American citizens lack easy access to documents like birth certificates needed to prove their status.

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