Dan Farfaglia: Non Citizens Should NOT Be Voting.

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To the editor: Dan Farfaglia

At the end of 2021, the New York City Council passed a law that enabled non-citizens access to voting in local elections. Thankfully, that was struck down in court before it would take effect. I could not be more opposed to such a measure.

This country is still recovering from the acrimonious political divisiveness that split families and friends over the last few years. There are many Americans that believe that illegal immigrants are already voting illegally. Even allowing documented immigrants at the voting booths would add more fuel to the fire of that issue. Plus, it is NOT legal for non-citizens to vote.

I have no problem with new Americans taking part in our democracy. No one should. The more people who vote, the better. But first, they must go through the naturalization process and become a citizen before registering to vote. That is the path that my great-grandparents took, beginning over a hundred years ago.

What makes this topic even more disturbing is that other cities around the country are pursuing similar initiatives. The New York City law that was struck down, proponents of it are appealing it. They should not, instead, they should respect the judge’s ruling and let it go. There are more serious issues that need the attention of our elected officials.

Dan Farfaglia Fulton City Councilman 1st Ward

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