Ted Cruz Files Bill to Stop DC City Council From Using Federal Funds to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Vote

Ted Cruz Files Bill to Stop DC City Council From Using Federal Funds to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Vote
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks during the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her nomination to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 22, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Jana J. Pruet
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill that would stop the Council of the District of Columbia from using federal funds to allow noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, to vote in local elections (pdf).

“Voting is a distinct right and privilege that American citizens enjoy in the United States. It is a responsibility not to be treated lightly, and it must be protected,” Cruz wrote on Twitter. “Voters decide not only who will lead our country, our cities, and communities but also how our tax dollars should be spent and what policies we should adopt.”

Jana J. Pruet
Jana J. Pruet
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