OPINION: Is Idaho really being invaded by migrants seeking government handouts?
We have heard recent claims that Idaho is being invaded by hordes of undocumented immigrants seeking to vote in Idaho elections and grab government handouts. There is no evidence to support either claim, but in today’s charged political environment, proof is the last thing you need to address an imagined problem.
Idaho is doubling down against immigrant voting. Earlier this month, Governor Little issued an executive order prohibiting the apparently non-existent evil. It has been pointed out on numerous occasions that there is no proof of undocumented immigrants voting in Idaho elections, but that has not stopped state officials from declaring total war against the slim possibility that it might happen. Perhaps everyone was spooked by the false claims of Dorothy Moon back in 2022 that Canadians were crossing the border to vote in Idaho. The Legislature was fearful enough to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot to prohibit such voting, although the existing Constitution only allows Idaho citizens to vote in our elections.
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