{"id":17436,"date":"2018-08-03T13:34:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T17:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17436"},"modified":"2018-12-28T10:10:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:10:51","slug":"stopping-russian-meddling-in-u-s-elections-is-unfair-to-illegal-aliens-protest-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/08\/03\/stopping-russian-meddling-in-u-s-elections-is-unfair-to-illegal-aliens-protest-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"Stopping Russian Meddling in U.S. Elections is Unfair to Illegal Aliens, Protest Advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook\u2019s attempt to prevent the social media platform from being used (by the Russians or others) to spread disinformation aimed at influencing U.S. election, is too little too late in the estimation of many Americans. But, in the opinion of some illegal alien advocates, reports the Washington Times<\/a>, the policy is discriminatory. \u201cFacebook\u2019s constantly evolving ad-buying policies discriminate against immigrants based on their citizenship status, effectively silencing organizations that are led by already marginalized people,\u201d complains Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez<\/a>, a spokesperson for the Florida Immigration Coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Under Facebook\u2019s new policy<\/a>, buying a political ad now requires a U.S. government-issue ID, a verifiable U.S. address, and a valid Social Security number. See the problem there? Illegal aliens don\u2019t have valid Social Security numbers, meaning that they will be discriminated against if they attempt to buy a political ad on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Oddly, the requirement to purchase a political ad on Facebook is actually more stringent than the requirement to register to vote or cast a vote in most places, where neither an ID, nor a verifiable address, nor a Social Security number is needed. But that\u2019s another matter.<\/p>\n

Oh, and just in case you might think the opponents of Facebook\u2019s new policy are only worried about the ability of illegal aliens to purchase political ads, opponents of the policy also warn that it \u201ccould even snare U.S. citizens, usually older and poorer and often minorities, who don\u2019t have a driver\u2019s license or passport.\u201d This could be a huge problem because, let\u2019s face it, there are a lot of poor people and folks who can\u2019t figure out how to get a government ID who might want to run political ads on Facebook.