Mr. President, another accusation, another argument that is being made here that is quite spurious and that just isn't accurate is that U.S. elections are already free and they are already fair and so we don't need to mess with them; that we shouldn't mess with them; that if we do anything to mess with them, that will upset that. Well, yes, look, Americans are promised free and fair elections. That means that the elections should be rid of any election fraud and any voter suppression because an election isn't free and it isn't fair if, in fact, we allow people who don't have the right to vote to vote, especially if we set in motion a sequence of events that will inevitably culminate in not just a few but ultimately thousands, then tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of noncitizens to vote in these elections. This is not hyperbole, with an estimated 30-plus million noncitizens in this country and with nearly every State freely issuing driver's licenses to noncitizens--19 States plus the District of Columbia issuing them to even known illegal aliens. And all you have to do is fill out the form and check the box and sign your name at the bottom. No problem. ``These aren't the droids you're looking for.'' I am just fine. You think nobody is going to do that? You think a lot of people aren't going to do that? Shame on all of us if you fall for that. That is absurd.
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Addressing concerns about election integrity and the potential for noncitizen voting.
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