Los Angeles city councilman Hugo Martinez recently remarked that he wants illegals to be able to vote in city elections.
He claims that some of these people have lived in the city for years and pay taxes but they don’t have a say in the policies that affect their children. You know what? Tough.
If Democrats are ever given this concession, next year it’ll be state elections and then of course, federal elections. That’s how the left works. It’s baby steps from here all the way to presidential elections.
ABC 7 in Los Angeles reports:
LA councilmember wants to allow noncitizens to vote in city elections
A Los Angeles city councilmember is pushing to explore whether noncitizens should be allowed to vote in future city elections – a proposal still in its earliest stages but already drawing sharp criticism.
Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez said he hopes his motion will make it onto the November ballot, claiming it could eventually open the door for noncitizen residents to participate in local elections.
Federal law bans noncitizens from voting in national races, but several U.S. cities – including some in California – and the District of Columbia allow limited forms of noncitizen voting. Eighteen states, however, have enacted outright bans.
Soto-Martinez said the idea is about fairness for longtime residents who contribute to the city but have no electoral voice.
“We have folks living in this country who have been here 20 years,” he said. “They started a family, they pay their taxes, many of them are homeowners, but they don’t have a say over the policies that affect their children and families on any given day.”
See the video below:
LA Councilman Hugo Soto Martinez: It is not fair that illegals are not able to vote! pic.twitter.com/D4YTC4nwuN
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The answer should be no. Absolutely not.
Note how Martinez tried to frame this as an issue of fairness. This is what the left always does. We all know the real reason. Democrats believe they will benefit from the votes of illegals.
If Democrats thought these people might vote Republican, they would never even think of allowing them to vote and we all know it.
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