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Dick Durbin: “The number [of non-citizens who tried to vote] is 77 people…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Outlines Obstacles Americans Would Face When Attempting To Vote Under The SAVE America Act

Published | Video Starts at 03:12

Well, each year we're talking about some 50 million people registering 24 year period of time. The number must be huge. 7 million? No. 700,000. No. 70,000. No. 700. No. The number [of non-citizens who tried to vote] is 77 people in 24 years. So the Republicans are proposing changing the law for everybody, no matter where you're from, no matter what your political affiliation may be. For a new standard of proof, it's not necessary. (03:12–03:29)

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Asserts that only 77 non-citizens attempted to vote over a 24-year period.

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