In defending his state’s sanctuary laws, California Governor Gavin Newsom warned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might show up at polling places to “chill participation.”
That statement was an admission: Democrats know non-citizens are voting—and they are relying on it.
For years, Democrats and allied media have insisted that non-citizen voting is a “myth.”
Yet extensive research contradicts them. A 2014 Electoral Studies paper found that about one-quarter of non-citizens were likely registered, and over six percent voted in 2008.
The study concluded those votes “likely” changed key elections for Democrats, including Electoral College outcomes and a Senate race that enabled passage of Obamacare.
It also reported that 81.8% of non-citizens who admitted voting in 2008 supported Barack Obama.