Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Leader McCarthy's resolution recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens. I have been deeply concerned, seeing more and more municipalities around the country starting to allow noncitizens and illegal immigrants the right to vote in local elections, the most current example being San Francisco, as they have started allowing both noncitizens and illegal immigrants to register to vote in school board elections. One day it is local elections; the next, it could be statewide elections; and then, finally, the Federal elections. We can't start down this path. But we know this is where the radical left wants to grow their electorate. For generations, brave men and women have fought and died in order to protect the fundamental right of American citizens to participate in free and fair elections. You and I can't go and vote in the elections of other nations, nor should we. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) can't vote in New Jersey or Pennsylvania because he isn't a citizen of New Jersey or Pennsylvania. He is a citizen of New York. Nor should he vote in those elections. When we start granting others the sacred right reserved for U.S. citizens, it puts our whole democratic process at risk and diminishes the voice of the American people.…”