Maxine Waters said "H.R. 1428 is unAmerican. It is unfair. It is an outrageous attempt to deny immigrants democracy. H.R. 1428 is quite simply a frontal assault on our Nation's essential voting rights. The bill would seriously undermine the Federal laws governing the uniform and nondiscriminatory registration of voters. It is reminiscent of the poll tax and literacy tests, of Jim Crow. This bill would allow local political officials to make arbitrary and potentially discriminatory decisions by selectively targeting groups of voters and forcing them to prove their citizenship, using an incomplete and inaccurate database. Vote down this bill. It is unAmerican. It is unfair. America deserves better than this kind of misguided public policy." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 12, 1998

H.R. 1428 is unAmerican. It is unfair. It is an outrageous attempt to deny immigrants democracy. H.R. 1428 is quite simply a frontal assault on our Nation's essential voting rights. The bill would seriously undermine the Federal laws governing the uniform and nondiscriminatory registration of voters. It is reminiscent of the poll tax and literacy tests, of Jim Crow. This bill would allow local political officials to make arbitrary and potentially discriminatory decisions by selectively targeting groups of voters and forcing them to prove their citizenship, using an incomplete and inaccurate database. Vote down this bill. It is unAmerican. It is unfair. America deserves better than this kind of misguided public policy.

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Maxine Waters

Democratic · California

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Opposing H.R. 1428 and its implications for voting rights and immigrant democracy.

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