{"id":16580,"date":"2018-03-05T16:08:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=16580"},"modified":"2018-12-28T10:48:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:48:42","slug":"universal-suffrage-steroids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/03\/05\/universal-suffrage-steroids\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Suffrage on Steroids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even a city as notorious for corruption and electoral shenanigans as Chicago can find new ways to play dirty games.\u00a0 \u00a0The Windy City\u2019s newest twist \u2013 issuing municipal ID cards to illegal aliens so they can vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chicago\u2019s ID card program, called \u201cCityKey,\u201d<\/a> was rolled out by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Clerk Anna Valencia at a joint press conference<\/a> back in December, although the cards themselves will not be available until spring.\u00a0 And, there has been no attempt to hide the fact that the card\u2019s primary purpose<\/a> is to serve as an ID for illegal aliens.<\/p>\n

It was Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich who suddenly put a national media spotligh<\/a>t on CityKey by mentioning that it could probably be accepted as a voter ID, at least in Chicago.\u00a0 But he immediately brushed aside<\/a> the possibility of illegal aliens voting saying, \u201cWhen you go to register to vote, you do check a box that attests to your citizenship.\u201d \u201cYou are signing a legal document that says, \u2018Yes, I am a citizen.\u2019 But no one who registers to vote is required to bring in, for example, a birth certificate or other proof of citizenship. That\u2019s something that you check the box, and you attest to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

That should be enough, right?\u00a0 In sanctuary-city Chicago<\/a>, in sanctuary Cook County<\/a>, in sanctuary-state Illinois<\/a>, surely a blank box on a government form should be more than enough to stop illegal aliens from using CityKey to vote.\u00a0 \u00a0What\u2019s worse,\u00a0 if \u00a0you\u2019re lucky enough to hail from one of the states that happily provides a driver\u2019s license to illegal aliens, like California<\/a>, Maryland<\/a> or Illinois<\/a>, the administrative rules<\/a> for the program say you have all you need<\/a> to receive your brand new Chicago CityKey!\u00a0 The only hurdle left is proving residency in Chicago, which can be done by simply providing a lease or utility bill. And voila, like that you have an official government ID that not only serves as legal proof of identity but also allows you to vote, at least in Chicago.<\/p>\n

For a state that\u2019s losing population<\/a>, like Illinois, this is certainly one way to turn around the population decline: become a beacon for illegal immigration to help replace those citizens who can\u2019t leave the state fast enough.