“Start spreading the news … I’m voting today….”
If the Democratic Party and its constituent groups have their way, the Big Apple’s non-citizen immigrants will be singing that variation on the Sinatra anthem “New York, New York” at the polls next year.
That’s the plan, as outlined at a recent press conference announcing the “Engaging Immigrant New York City” campaign, which its organizers call “an initiative to mobilize immigrant New Yorkers in preparation for the 2016 Presidential elections.”
This is exactly the kind of grass-roots activism envisioned by billionaire George Soros, who has committed $5 million to expand the electorate and loosen voting requirements by getting rid of photo ID laws and other recent election reforms.
Increasingly, citizenship — a prime condition for voting — is being treated as an annoying speed bump on the way to the election booth. President Obama’s Justice Department has even sued Kansas and Arizona over their laws requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.
Although New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has not publicly embraced the idea of registering non-citizens, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has gone on record supporting legislation to allow legal residents who are not citizens to vote in city elections, according to capitalnewyork.com.
Read more of ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight’s <em.Washington Times column.
