Do you consider refugees and asylum seekers to be illegal? Please note that I am not expressing an opinion on whether or not they should be allowed to vote, I am simply analyzing your words.
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as far as i understand from the united states and europe, over 90% of border crossings are illegal, in the sense that there is no control by the authorities. as long as institutions such as the welfare state exist, individual nations must be allowed to decide who enters their territory and who does not.
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... be accepted as documents proving their eligibility.
From what the news says, and if I understand correctly, only people with documents, i.e. not illegal immigrants, are eligible. Am I wrong?
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we have the same process here in europe. the majority of those who have come to germany, for example, we are talking about over 90%, throw away their passports when they cross the border illegally. they should also be granted the right to vote after they have been legalized here. for me, they are illegal immigrants, no matter what my dear government calls these people.
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Got it! I understand what you mean now.
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you are right in terms of the definition. however, it is the case that these governments want to legalize illegal conversions after the fact by changing the definition and then grant them the right to vote.
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The word document is a red herring.
Only citizens can vote. What is the point of citizenship otherwise?
Immigrants can’t vote regardless of their legal status
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