New York City will allow 800k noncitizens to vote in local elections

Re:New York City will allow 800k noncitizens to vote in loca... by edmundsauto on Sunday January 09, 2022 @04:33PM (#29867527)

I agree, except citizenship has significant hurdles to immigrants. And lots of people take theirs for granted.

People who immigrate and become citizens, yes - they are invested. I don't think people who are natural citizens are as invested (except by default). And I definitely don't think people who are non-citizens are not invested -- they aren't allowed to "invest" in the same way.

For local residency, it's a little different since it's relatively easy to switch residency (at least here in the US).

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Re:New York City will allow 800k noncitizens to vote in loca... by wutbrodo on Sunday January 09, 2022 @04:46PM (#29867635)

> I agree, except citizenship has significant hurdles to immigrants.

Agreed, this is a significant mitigating factor, which might make the policy make sense in any given situation.

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