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Jim Risch: “We have the right to demand that non-citizens do not vote in…”

Featuring: Jim Risch, Republican | U.S. Senate Idaho

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We need to show identification for so many daily tasks, it should be the same for our elections.

Published | Video Starts at 00:34

The there are so many things we do in our country that require a person to show who they are. That's not asking too much as far as an election is concerned. We have the right to demand that non-citizens do not vote in our elections. This is just common sense. It shouldn't take a law to do this. But if we have to pass a law, so be it. It's a good common sense thing to do. (00:34–00:42)

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Asserts that there is a right to prevent non-citizens from voting in U.S. elections.

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