Comments by "retnavybrat" (@retnavybrat) on "Non-US Citizens Now Allowed to Vote in NYC" video.

I think NYC is pretty solidly Democratic now. It doesn't have to add more Democratic voters to the rolls. Besides, it's statistically impossible for every one of those estimated 800,000 new voters to be Democrats.
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@BrooklynBorn 83 It's been my experience that if someone tells me to look something up myself, that generally means the claim is bogus.
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@BrooklynBorn 83 My experience with researching is a moot point. If you make a claim, it's on you to back it up, not me.
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NYC is already a pretty solid Democratic city.
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If someone did try such a stunt, he/she would be given a provisional ballot and when election workers couldn't find the person in NYC's voter rolls, that ballot would end up being tossed. So it just ends up being a waste of time and money for those "people from all over the country".
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@arnoldpaine6143 Unless I missed something in the video, only legal US residents who reside in NYC will be eligible to vote in NYC's local elections. And even though I don't recall it being mentioned, I would assume that those eligible who want to vote would have to register with whatever office handles voter registrations. Therefore, the new voters' names will be on record. Which brings us back to my previous comment. If someone were to try to pull the sort of illegal stunt you're proposing, he/she would be given a provisional ballot and if it can't be verified that the person is eligible, the ballot wouldn't be counted. So why bother? The person isn't going to accomplish anything and could very well end up in jail.
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@arnoldpaine6143 Starting at around the 0:55 mark, the narrator describes who will be eligible to vote: people with work authorizations, green cards, Dreamers, and other legal non-citizens. If the video stated specifically that illegal immigrants are also eligible, please show me where. Just because someone isn't a US citizen doesn't mean that she/he isn't residing here legally.
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@arnoldpaine6143 No one said the new voters were US citizens. The whole point of the report is that NYC is going to allow residents of the city who aren't citizens, yet residing in the US legally, to vote in local elections.
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@Cindy-sl5rl Yes, I know the video referred to Dreamers. I even pointed it out in a previous post when I listed the categories of people that NYC was going to allow to vote. And, as far as I know, even though those people came here illegally (through no fault of their own), many of them are currently allowed to remain in the US. For future reference, typing in all caps makes the person doing so sound like a child having a temper tantrum.
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@Cindy-sl5rl YouTube has a way to italicize and bold words, so using capital letters to emphasize a point isn't really necessary. You may not think you're having a tantrum, but the overuse of capital letters makes it appear as if you are. And, yes, Dreamers did come here illegally (through no fault of their own), but for now they are being allowed to remain here, so they are technically legal residents.
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@Cindy-sl5rl Nice try to drag me off topic.
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@BrooklynBorn 83 And you have proof that all the estimated 800,000 new voters are Hispanic? No one originally from any countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, or Oceania reside in NYC? That'll be a shock to the UN, foreign consulates, colleges with international students, and international businesses that operate there.
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@BrooklynBorn 83 I'm not asking for a research paper, just a link to a reputable website showing that your claim that the majority of these new voters are Hispanic is correct. Until that occurs, the claim is questionable.
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As far as I know, local governments have the right to determine who can vote in local elections. If not, then Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, California, Oregon, Montana, Arizona, Kansas, Alaska, Illinois, North Dakota, Indiana, Nebraska, Michigan, Arkansas, New York, South Dakota, and Oklahoma were all breaking your alleged law by allowing women to vote before the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
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If you want to waste your time and money trying to cast a ballot that will end up being tossed, be my guest.
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