On Monday, the Biden administration announced that it was "Strongly opposed" to a bill proposed by the House GOP that would strictly enforce existing laws prohibiting illegal immigrants from voting in federal elections.
The president's office suggested the bill was unnecessary, claiming it would instead make it harder for Americans to vote.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act would, if passed, prevent anyone from casting a ballot in federal elections without proof of citizenship.
"It is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in Federal elections-it is a Federal crime punishable by prison and fines. The alleged justification for this bill is based on easily disproven falsehoods. Additionally, making a false claim of citizenship or unlawfully voting in an election is punishable by removal from the United States and a permanent bar to admission."
The statement went on to claim that states "Already have effective safeguards in place to verify voters' eligibility and maintain the accuracy of voter rolls," and that the bill "Would do nothing to safeguard our elections, but it would make it much harder for eligible Americans to register to vote and increase the risk that eligible voters are purged from voter rolls."
Speaker Mike Johnson recently released a report revealing that in some states, a number of non-citizens had already been removed from voter rolls.
The House is set to vote on the SAVE Act this week, and Democrats have already made it clear that they will oppose it.
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