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Here is a scientific survey which proves non-citizens have voted in elections and it is assumed they still do as no laws have changed to stop them.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379414000973
Highlights•First use of representative sample to measure non-citizen voting in USA.
•Some non-citizens cast votes in U.S. elections despite legal bans.
•Non-citizens favor Democratic candidates over Republican candidates.
•Non-citizen voting likely changed 2008 outcomes including Electoral College votes and the composition of Congress.
•Voter photo-identification rules have limited effect on non-citizen participation.
AbstractIn spite of substantial public controversy, very little reliable data exists concerning the frequency with which non-citizen immigrants participate in United States elections. Although such participation is a violation of election laws in most parts of the United States, enforcement depends principally on disclosure of citizenship status at the time of voter registration. This study examines participation rates by non-citizens using a nationally representative sample that includes non-citizen immigrants. We find that some non-citizens participate in U.S. elections, and that this participation has been large enough to change meaningful election outcomes including Electoral College votes, and Congressional elections. Non-citizen votes likely gave Senate Democrats the pivotal 60th vote needed to overcome filibusters in order to pass health care reform and other Obama administration priorities in the 111th Congress.
Keywords
- Non-citizen;
- Voting;
- Immigrant;
- Enfranchisement;
- Vote fraud;
- Registration
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379414000973