It all leads to a confused situation with few immigrants knowing both their rights and what is prohibited to them.
Santa Ana City Hall in Santa Ana, CA, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Generic Santa Ana picture. The lines between American citizens and noncitizen immigrants who live here, legally or not, may become even more blurred this fall than they are today.
Santa Ana’s city council wants voters to determine whether noncitizens who live in the city should participate in local elections. The city’s population of more than 308,000 includes about 5,600 Vietnamese noncitizen residents and more than 60,000 Latinos who also lack citizenship. Adams opposed that plan during his campaign and did not sign the law, but let it take effect when he declined to veto it.
Each of these moves lessened the motivation for immigrants to work toward citizenship. The rationale for each step along this path has been that noncitizens, regardless of their legal status, are part of the fabric of communities where they live. But the city council nevertheless opted to keep the original text, despite objections from Councilman David Penaloza, who called the language “disingenuous” and meant “to persuade and influence voters.”For sure, if this measure passes, it will face a new court challenge. Because the U.S. Constitution is silent about who can vote in local elections, there’s a good chance the current measure would survive.
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