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In Arizona, the only state that requires proof of citizenship to register, more than 38,000 voter registration applications have been thrown out since 2004. More than 70% came from people who stated under oath that they were born in the United States.......

Goes to show---if invaders break our laws violating our borders, they will brazenly disregard all US laws.

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Missouri lawmakers are going after a constitutional amendment to require proof of citizenship from those registering to vote...... part of an effort to prevent illegal immigrants from affecting the political process.

These are far more rigorous demands than the voter ID requirement recently upheld by the USSC.....

Proof of citizenship measures are being considered in at least 19 state legislatures. Bills in Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma and South Carolina have strong support.

Arizona (Juan's home state) is the only state requiring proof of citizenship to register..... more than 38,000 voter registration applications have been thrown out since 2004. More than 70% from people came from poeple who stated under oath that they were born in the United States.....

Democrats criticized requirements to include immigration status. “This is having a devastating effect on voter registration in Latino communities because so many citizens simply don’t have a passport or original birth certificate,” said a liberal advocacy group working to sign up new voters in Arizona.

But Arizona officials say the measure is broadly popular..... “The voters of Arizona feel strongly about proof of citizenship when registering to vote as a basic eligibility requirement,” said the secretary of state, Jan Brewer, a Republican, testifying before Congress in March.

Link to NYT account of ID effort.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/us/politics/12vote.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin