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LudwigPastorius

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57. Are the requirements for obtaining citizenship for permanent residents and green card holders...

Tue Jan 11, 2022, 06:39 PM

Jan 2022

THAT onerous?

A green card holder must establish residence for 5 years and pay $725 bucks to become a citizen. You can find free naturalization classes just about everywhere.

If someone lives here, and wants to vote badly enough, they should take the test. Pass, and they can vote in ALL elections.

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New York City becomes the largest municipality in the U.S. to allow noncitizens to vote [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #1

Agreed. grumpyduck Dec 2021 #2

Then perhaps non citizens should not serve in the army, be police officers, firefighters tulipsandroses Dec 2021 #9

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I see. I'd like to see what would happen if NY stopped counting almost tulipsandroses Dec 2021 #18

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I'm not trying to berate you. I'm trying to see the rationale for these stances tulipsandroses Dec 2021 #33

It's only for NYC offices. To vote in State or Federal elections, they still can't. AZLD4Candidate Dec 2021 #21

"But if they are working and paying taxes, why not?" Because Putin or anyone else can send people Escurumbele Dec 2021 #37

Serving in the military, getting a job, and starting a business are voluntary AllTooEasy Dec 2021 #39

Another agree...I think that is crazy, imagine how good that is for Putin. Escurumbele Dec 2021 #36

I agree rockfordfile Dec 2021 #44

I am a non-citizen legal resident of Germany DFW Dec 2021 #45

I think... Mike Nelson Dec 2021 #3

A terribly time to do this.... ashredux Dec 2021 #4

Sadly typical of Dems' decision-making. elleng Dec 2021 #6

Anything the Dems do will be TheAnnoyedAgnostic Dec 2021 #41

This is not good, and plays right into the hands of the "Big lie" Trump supporters Ohioboy Dec 2021 #5

Consider my head exploded. Qutzupalotl Dec 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #11

Working to help republicans to win the midterms. Whose brilliant idea was this with the midterms JohnSJ Dec 2021 #8

The article says republicans are threatening legal challenges. I hope there are Democrats to join JohnSJ Dec 2021 #12

Well from the article they noted this- BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #13

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I was born and raised and currently live in Philadelphia BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #20

The NYT finally woke up with their article BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #25

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He's a lame duck BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #29

It doesn't matter, this is NY City, and as you can tell from just reading the posts in your thread, JohnSJ Dec 2021 #16

See this BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #19

I respectfully disagree with your assessment on this. I don't believe comparing this to marijuana JohnSJ Dec 2021 #24

It's a "wedge issue" BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #28

Terrible idea. NYC Liberal Dec 2021 #14

Look at it as 'outsourcing'. 70sEraVet Dec 2021 #23

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Unfortunately if you look at the turnout in "off year" elections BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #31

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I think what many people tend to think here BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #43

Terribly, horribly, brain dead stupid. WhoWoodaKnew Dec 2021 #30

For local offices only, I have no problem IF they are LEGAL immigrants. roamer65 Dec 2021 #32

I got no problem with non-citizen residents voting in municipal elections...but pecosbob Dec 2021 #34

from what I gather, the premise behind this... cntrfthrs Dec 2021 #35

Why wasn't this put up as a ballot initiative? Polybius Dec 2021 #40

If they're forced to pay taxes they should have a say in how jcmaine72 Dec 2021 #42

Lots of people pay non resident city income taxes in cities where they work MichMan Dec 2021 #48

This will have many negative side-effects that will hurt Democrats. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #46

right wingers would be hypocritical to complain treestar Dec 2021 #47

Not if they think it's unconstitutional Polybius Jan 2022 #51

It is constitutional treestar Jan 2022 #54

I don't believe it is Polybius Jan 2022 #55

New York City was one of (if not *the*) first place to allow non-property holders to vote Bucky Jan 2022 #49

Except that includes an "*" BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #50

One change that occurred under Federalist Party is the restriction of voting rights Bucky Jan 2022 #52

In other words BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #53

I like the idea but cannot support it n/t Yandex Jan 2022 #56

Are the requirements for obtaining citizenship for permanent residents and green card holders... LudwigPastorius Jan 2022 #57

Is NYC still collecting income taxes Retrograde Jan 2022 #58

This is not a good idea nt TheFarseer Jan 2022 #59