03.18.26

Senate Republicans Fight to Ensure Only American Citizens Vote in American Elections

As Republicans Work to Make Sure Only American Citizens Vote in Elections, Democrats Cling to Their Failed Open-Border, Pro-Fraud, Anti-Law Enforcement Positions

THE SAVE AMERICA ACT ENSURES ONLY AMERICAN CITIZENS VOTE IN ELECTIONS AS BLUE STATES ISSUE DRIVER’S LICENSES TO ILLEGAL ALIENS

  • The SAVE America Act ensures that only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections by requiring states to both “obtain proof of citizenship – in person – when registering an individual to vote” and remove noncitizens from existing voter rolls. (Sen. Lee: Senator Mike Lee Introduces SAVE America Act with Congressman Chip Roy – 1/30/26)
  • Under the Biden administration, Democrats allowed 10.5 million people to pour across the southwest border, overwhelming “border stations, then border towns, and eventually major cities like New York and Denver.” (U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Southwest Land Border Encounters – accessed 3/18/26; Fox News’ Bill Melugin: post on X – 8/20/24; The Washington Post: Trump vs. Biden on immigration: 12 charts comparing U.S. border security – 7/28/24; The New York Times: How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration – 12/7/25)
  • This is not an abstract problem:
    • Many states and cities around the country continue to let illegal aliens vote in local elections and even obtain drivers licenses. (U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Historic 9th Straight Month of Zero Releases at the Border – 2/4/26; U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Secretary Noem Commends President Trump and One Big Beautiful Bill Signing into Law: Historic Win for the American People and the Rule of Law – 7/4/25)
    • Illegal aliens are allowed to vote in local elections in several municipalities across the country, including cities in California, Maryland, and Vermont. (SF.gov: Non-citizen voting in local Board of Education elections – accessed 3/17/26; Maryland Matters: Edmonston becomes latest Maryland municipality to let noncitizens vote in local elections – 11/24/24; NPR: Some cities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Their turnout is quite low – 5/4/24)
    • “An investigation by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has uncovered over 1,000 noncitizens who ‘appear to have registered to vote unlawfully in Ohio,’ his office announced [in October]. LaRose says he has referred all 1,084 cases to the Department of Justice, noting that 167 of the individuals appear to have cast a ballot in a federal election since 2018. LaRose's office also referred 135 others for potential prosecution, citing evidence of other unlawful voting activity.” (Fox News: Ohio uncovers over 1,000 noncitizens 'appearing' registered to vote, sends cases to DOJ for prosecution – 10/28/25)
  • 19 states issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, jeopardizing the security of elections based on registration through state DMVs:

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(National Conference of State Legislatures: States Offering Driver’s Licenses to Immigrants – 3/13/23)

DEMOCRATS HAVE SPENT YEARS FIGHTING AGAINST BORDER SECURITY AND REFORMS TO PREVENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES FROM GOING TO ILLEGAL ALIENS

  • After years of being overrun by the Biden administration’s border crisis, every single Democrat voted against supplemental funding in Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts law to secure the border. (H.R. 1: Roll Call Vote #372 – 7/1/25; U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Secretary Noem Commends President Trump and One Big Beautiful Bill Signing into Law: Historic Win for the American People and the Rule of Law – 7/4/25)
  • In 2019, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden said, “I would, in fact, make sure that there is – we immediately surge to the border. All those people who are seeking asylum, they deserve to be heard. That's who we are. We're a nation who says, if you want to flee… you should come.” (ABC News: Democratic Presidential Primary Debate Transcript – 9/13/19)
  • The Biden administration “wasted no time” in dismantling the Trump administration’s border policies, including the “Remain in Mexico” policy. (NPR: Biden Suspends Deportations, Stops 'Remain In Mexico' Policy – 1/21/21)
  • Then, last fall, during Democrats’ longest government shutdown in history, Democrats fought to repeal all the health care reforms in the Working Families Tax Cut law, including provisions that ensure noncitizens do not receive federal Medicaid benefits by strengthening Medicaid eligibility checks. (Punchbowl News: AM: Dems, GOP dig in as shutdown nears – 9/18/25; U.S. Congress: H.R.1 – accessed 3/18/26)
  • Now, in their ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, Democrats are pushing to defund immigration law enforcement by proposing a homeland security appropriations bill that strips out all funding for CBP and ICE. (The New York Times: Senate Democrats Block D.H.S. Funding Again Over Enforcement Guardrails – 3/5/26)