election data obtained through a lawsuit filed by voting rights advocates and provided to The New York Times. More than 70 percent of those registrations came from people who stated under oath that they were born in the United States, the data showed. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/us/politics/12vote.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print Shoddy Medical Care in ‘Immigrant Prisons’: WaPost 4 part series: Some 33,000 people are crammed into these overcrowded compounds on a given day, waiting to be deported or for a judge to let them stay here.

t want someone going to the polls claiming to be me, signing next to my name in the book, and then I can’t vote because the poll workers say I already did.  But now Missouri is taking this movement too far: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/us/politics/12vote.html?th&emc=th If this becomes the law of the land in the Show Me State, will they also get rid of all the fees associated with getting a copy of the birth certificate from the government?  Or will we keep the fees so we can have

How do citizenship proof requirements affect voters? 13 million: U.S. citizens who lack documentary proof of citizenship (a passport, birth certificate, or other documentation). 38,000: Number of voter registration applications that Arizona has thrown out since the state adopted a proof-of-citizenship requirement in 2004. More than 70 percent of those reportedly came from people who stated under oath that they were born in the United States. 240,000:

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you must have a registered voter must have a photo ID in order to vote. Republicans in Missouri are still afraid that voting is still too easy for minorities and the elderly. So they give us – you must prove you are an American citizen to vote. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/us/politics/12vote.html?_r=1...

the Stevens-Kennedy-Roberts' opinion's best intentions, this opinion will be read as a green light for the enactment of more partisan election laws in an attempt to skew outcomes in close elections. It is a real disappointment from that perspective. And, on cue: The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote.

the Stevens-Kennedy-Roberts' opinion's best intentions, this opinion will be read as a green light for the enactment of more partisan election laws in an attempt to skew outcomes in close elections. It is a real disappointment from that perspective. And, on cue: The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote.

POLITICS Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship -- [NY Times] The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote.

This week I am giving a lecture on the changing meanings of citizenship, so I was struck by an article in The New York Times that reports on a controversial new measure on Missouri that requires people to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. This measure is aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from voting, but it is criticised

The New York Times profiles what may be a Missouri constitutional amendment that will require those who register to vote to submit proof of citizenship.  They go on and on like it’s such an extreme and drastic proposal, but they are virtually the same as Missouri’s driver