[RP TownTalk] Voter Expansion Legislation Questions?

[Sarah Wayland]

Sure. But tell me this. If you were undocumented, would you register your
name and address to a registry that the Town would turn over to ICE if
requested to do so?

I sure wouldn't.

-Sarah


On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 1:34 PM, Audrey Bragg <abragg7393 at aol.com> wrote:

> I asked my council rep about illegal and undocumented immigrants, and he
> said yes the legislation includes undocumented immigrants.
> Audrey Bragg
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> To: Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
> Cc: TownTalk <TownTalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Sent: Mon, Apr 2, 2018 8:54 am
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Voter Expansion Legislation Questions?
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> Hi Bruce,
>
> I know I'm not Councilmember Dixon, but I want to address an assumption in
> your questions.
>
> This legislation does not target "illegal" immigrants. It is aimed at
> enfranchising people who are here legally (e.g., on H1B Visas, with Green
> Cards, etc.). I assume that people who are here illegally would want to
> avoid adding their names and addresses to a registry that the Town would
> turn over to ICE if requested to do so.
>
> Also, it's important to remember that the council sets policy by voting to
> change the Town Charter. The procedures by which that policy is implemented
> is part of the Town's Code and, in this case, as part of the Town's
> Election Manual.
>
> -Sarah
>
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