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Ilhan Omar: “That number [21 million] comes from the number of Americans…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Rep. Ilhan Omar | March 2026 Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 50:38

Yeah, that's, that's a, that's a good question. So, so one of the easiest, fastest way, which is why we say, you know, 21,000, 21 million Americans will be disenfranchised. That number [21 million] comes from the number of Americans that don't have a passport. So if you have the means, getting a passport would be the easiest registration form of identification. If you don't, then obviously having your original birth certificate, the form in which you changed your name and your marriage certificate, which becomes cumbersome. (50:38–50:43)

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Asserts that the 21 million figure is based on Americans without passports.

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