A good-government group is suing the District of Columbia to block its new law allowing immigrants—legal or otherwise—from voting in local elections.
The law, which took effect on March 14 after Congress failed to overturn it, authorizes an estimated 50,000 noncitizen residents, including illegal aliens, to participate in local district elections.
Critics say allowing noncitizens to vote in U.S. elections at any level of government cheapens U.S. citizenship and dilutes the votes of U.S. citizens while weakening civic values.
Such voting also violates the fundamental constitutional right of citizens to vote and denies them equal protection of the law, they say….