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Should foreigners currently residing in the United States have the right to vote?

A foreigner is defined a person who is not a citizen of the United States. Federal law has prohibited noncitizens from voting in federal election since the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act was passed in 1996. Punishment includes fines, imprisonment, inadmissibility, and deportation. Exempt from punishment is any noncitizen who, at the time of voting, had two natural or adoptive U.S. citizen parents, who began permanently living in the United States before turning 16 years old, and who reasonably believed that they were a citizen of the United States. Federal law…  

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Response rates from 20.8k Congressional District 7 voters.

42%
Yes
58%
No
25%
Yes
49%
No
9%
Yes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote
8%
No, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote
5%
Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years
3%
Yes, but only after living in the country for 10 years
1%
Yes, but they should only be allowed to vote in local elections
0%
Yes, but they should not be allowed to vote in local elections
0%
Yes, but only if they are European Union citizens

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 @9TNZW72 from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

For many people this topic is race dependent on peoples answers. It simply isn't though.

It's as easy as this. If you are a legal citizen of the Unites States - whether you are White, Black, Asian, Mexican, Hmong, ETC - you should be eligible to vote.

But if you are illegal - whether you are White, Black, Asian, Mexican, Hmong, ETC - you should not be able to vote.

 @9DBJLCG from Missouri  answered…3yrs3Y

If you pay taxes, you should have the right to vote

 @9MMRBXS from Missouri  answered…2yrs2Y

Absolutely not. That is the worst idea. Obviously they will vote for anything to do with dealing with border opening and that will make America a very unsafe country. That would open the doors to so many terrorist. They would also vote for anything to do with getting money from the government since there not from here there not going to care about what happens with the economy here.

 @9D3RPBQfrom Guam  answered…3yrs3Y

Everyone regardless of who they are have the right to vote!

 @92GX939 from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, if they gain citizenship

 @8CT22VJ from New York  answered…6yrs6Y

They should be deported

 @9D6DY3S from Alabama  answered…3yrs3Y

I feel like someone who has gone through the legal process of getting a green card and whose is a legal immigrant should and pays taxes should have the legal right to vote.

 @9D6QJCZ from Tennessee  answered…3yrs3Y

As long as they plan to stay in the country. Obviously you can go on vacation out of the country for some time, however if you are gonna vote and leave the country, it's a waste

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