David Minge: “I represent an area in Minnesota that is quickly seeing the ethnic composition of the population change. It has been…”

“I represent an area in Minnesota that is quickly seeing the ethnic composition of the population change. It has been dramatic. I know that quite often there is a suspicion that if we have a new family in town, maybe it is not documented, maybe it has come into our country illegally, or an individual. There is also a suspicion as people move in and out of apartments, large numbers of people may be living under one roof or at the same address, and do we have illegal residents. One thing that really struck me about this case in California was the fact that it went beyond just worrying about this, but apparently there are accusations that have been made that if people live at the same address, they must be registering fraudulently to vote. I think it borders on paranoia, and I think it is unfortunate that a colleague of ours, whether it is a Republican or a Democrat, were to have to spend vast sums of money to answer allegations which really appear to be baseless and participate in a fishing expedition.”