The Texas Attorney General announced he would investigate reports that foreign nationals were illegally registered to vote.
“If you’re not a U.S. citizen, it’s a crime to vote or to register to vote.”
“Texans are deeply concerned that groups claiming to help register voters may be illegally registering foreign nationals to vote in elections,” Attorney General Ken Paxton said. In a statement Wednesday.
“My office investigates all credible reports it receives of potential criminal activity that could jeopardize the integrity of our elections,” he added.
Paxton also criticized the Biden-Harris administration for failing to secure the border.
“The Biden-Harris Administration is intentionally allowing illegal immigration into our country, and without proper safeguards, foreign nationals will be able to illegally influence elections at the local, state and national levels,” he argued.
Paxton said, Report Fox News reporter Maria Bartiromo reported that immigrants were lining up outside DMV offices and registering to vote at tables and tents outside the offices. Although Bartiromo did not say they were illegal immigrants, many on social media interpreted her comments that way.
In his statement, the attorney general was referring to the booths located outside government buildings.
“If a voter can legally register to vote while running errands at a DPS office, why do they need a second chance to register at an outside booth?” he asked sarcastically.
In a statement to the Star-Telegram, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety called the allegations “completely false.”
“Contrary to what Bartiromo’s friend’s wife said, there is no Texas Department of Transportation office in Weatherford. Residents there obtain their licenses at the DPS driver’s license office,” Sergeant William Lockridge said.
“None of it is true,” he added. He went on to say the reports were “racist in a way.” “Just because these people are not white doesn’t mean they’re illegal,” he argued.
In May, Paxton filed a lawsuit against a group, accusing them of engaging in “human trafficking” by shielding illegal immigrants from law enforcement. The group denies the allegations and says Paxton’s claims are “illegal, immoral and anti-faith.”
A coalition of 24 states, including Texas, A short prompt The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld an Arizona law requiring voters to show proof of citizenship, protecting the election voting rights of non-citizens.
“It is a crime to vote or register to vote if you are not a U.S. citizen. Any fraudulent activity will be punished to the fullest extent of the law,” Paxton concluded in his statement.
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