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 @BDPDDBG from Connecticut  disagreed…1wk1W

People without a permanent presence in and official ties to the United States should not be given equal right to make decisions over future policy as those who are permanent citizens within the country, as they are less of a stakeholder and don't have the same basic right to steer the country's future as those who are citizens of it.

 @B95Z936 from Connecticut  disagreed…5mos5MO

It makes no sense to have people that aren't citizens voting them might not have our countrys interest first.

 @BBV4B36 from Connecticut  agreed…3mos3MO

If illegal immigrants are literally paying to live in America, I feel there should be at least SOME things they’re allowed to do, such as voting.

 @BBTX7K2 from Connecticut  disagreed…3mos3MO

if you are not a citizen of this country you have absolutely no right at all to have an effect on who is the leader of a country you are not even a part of

 @B8Q9B2SLibertarian from Connecticut  disagreed…6mos6MO

When non-citizens (criminals, they entered illegally by definition) can vote elections mean nothing.

 @B9TDW3J from Connecticut  agreed…4mos4MO

No taxation or governance without representation. You see, long-term foreign residents are subject to policy decisions, pay taxes, abide by the law, and utilize public services. They are controlled without a voice so if they are denied the right to vote, this is exactly the democratic evil that voting is supposed to prevent. Not increase.

 @BD7CLS5 from Connecticut  disagreed…4wks4W

If someone isn't a legal citizen of the U.S and doesn't live here full time then why should they get to decide who our president is

 @BD6MC58Independent from Connecticut  disagreed…1mo1MO

As long as they are legal foreigners, they can completely vote because they are American citizens. If they are illegal there is no reason they should be allowed to vote, if they broke into a country illegally they shouldn't be allowed to choose who runs it.

 @BDK9F9N from Connecticut  disagreed…2wks2W

They could be less knowledged about our country than born Americans because they have been here longer

 @BBRB4CM from Connecticut  agreed…3mos3MO

If you moved to France and the leader of France said you can’t vote, would you still want to live there?

 @B9XRR3Z from Connecticut  agreed…4mos4MO

i believe in this because there is no such thing as an illegal human and all humans that live in the US should vote

 @B9VQQLGNo Labels from Connecticut  disagreed…4mos4MO

Yes, foreigners should be able to vote in the United States because they are still living in the United States. That a person is still under the control of the US government if they are living in the country, even if they are not a citizen so they have a right to be able to use their voice to speak up for what they need. Just because someone is not a citizen does not mean they are under the government‘s control.

 @BDT37LLNo Labels from Connecticut  disagreed…2 days2D

no, simply because they aren't truly citizens and will vote for the situation that best benefits them, throwing off political balance

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