Law change needed to access immigration database
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Accessing a federal database to help determine whether illegal immigrants are voting in Wisconsin would require a law change and cost more than $1 million over the next five years.
That is according to a report prepared by staff at the state elections board that is to be discussed at its meeting Tuesday.
The Government Accountability Board report comes in response to a request from Republican state Sen. Mary Lazich that the board look into using the U.S. Department of Homeland Security database to weed out illegal immigrants who might be voting.
The GAB report does not take a position on whether the law ought to be changed to access the database.
Lazich says the report provides good information but would not say whether she intends to pursue the issue.
Dec 18, 2012 at 6:29 p.m.
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tengan cuidado que el fin del mundo se acerca haha,ARRIBA EL PARTIDO DEMOCRATA!!!
Dec 18, 2012 at 3:56 p.m.
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Goodamerican.....everyone is entitled to their opinion, so get off your high horse and give it a rest. And we've all read your "hate" filled tirades against Walker, etc.
Dec 18, 2012 at 3:06 p.m.
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There's a wealth of laws concerning ILLEGAL immigrants that need to be changed...and many more that simply need to be ENFORCED!
Dec 18, 2012 at 1:27 p.m.
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GoodAm....spending millions on this project is not a good idea. You evidently didn't read what has been posted. The opinion was that the estimate of millions to do this project seemed over the top. I agree with realitybytes it seemingly could be done a lot cheaper. And I am sure there are illegals who voted. You would have to be "silly" not to think they do.
Dec 18, 2012 at 9:18 a.m.
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Too bad Republicans can't put in the same time and effort to pass legislation that leads to job creation for ALL Americans and protects the income of ALL workers that they do in passing legislation that tries to protect THEIR jobs.
Dec 18, 2012 at 9:09 a.m.
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It is so amazing, when the Repubs lose that they want all these laws to try and *win* They continue with their habitual lying, trying to suppress the vote at any cost., GoodAmerican WELL SAID!! Maybe they need documentation to see if anyone should vote as in a sense WE ARE ALL IMMIGRANTS. But only document in the Democratic areas. Had the Repubs won, these issues would not even be in the News. I wonder how many the Koch boys bused into Waukeesha from other States to save Scooter and other repubs, Just saying. Small communities are better Voting polls as they all are known to their neighbors and guess who won in a majority of the smaller areas.( other then Walkersha small areas and that may have been a mistake in ballots count also) Research and you will find the answer.
Dec 18, 2012 at 8:46 a.m.
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Why not just spend that million dollars on another strand of barbed wire and buy them all a one way ticket back home ? Can't vote if your not here,oops, forgot about those absentee ballots !
Dec 18, 2012 at 6:07 a.m.
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reality....I thought the same thing. And if you pro illegals deny that there are no illegals voting you are more naive than I thought. I hope the voter ID gets okayed soon.
Dec 18, 2012 at 5:39 a.m.
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GOODAMERICAN - You said it quite well - thank you for your comments(5th comment / 8:21pm) - You put the focus on the article and what it says - Awesome! I agree with you 100%.
Dec 17, 2012 at 11:20 p.m.
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pedroboby32
Hispanics do have a voice and a vote, but not in America IF they are here ILLEGALLY.
GA
The fact that several states are issuing driver licenses to illegal immigrants, is another chance that votes will be caste illegally. We already have E Verify, what's the big deal with actually using that system with the voting.
Dec 17, 2012 at 11:17 p.m.
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A great idea! (Un buena idea!). They should look into it (Ellos deben mirar en ella).
Dec 17, 2012 at 11:10 p.m.
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Another law will fix it? How? If the federal and state government already don't enforce laws on the books why on earth do people think addding another law will correct a problem...
Dec 17, 2012 at 9:32 p.m.
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los democratas les llevan la delantera a los republicanos,por eso no allan donde meter la cabeza los republicanos,los hispanos somos una mayoria y tenemos voz y voto y mientras los republicanos se sigan metiendo con los hispanos y la jente ilegal,no les hira bien punto!
Dec 17, 2012 at 9:03 p.m.
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So the cost to access an EXISTING federal database is "more than $1 million over the next five years". Really? Seems like a current State employee with internet access and the appropriate passwords would be able to log in and check this database for next to nothing...Oh- wait: this is our tax and spend government at work.
And GoodAmerican: asking a very reasonable question about the possiblity of illegals voting is not "paranoid". Democrats, on the other hand, simply say it never happens knowing full well that we are currently NOT LOOKING. It is rather hard to find that which is not sought. Perhaps it is possible that if we audited voters we might actually find that some illegals actually did vote. Nah, let's just keep our blinders on and keep insisting the problem couldn't possibly exist.
Dec 17, 2012 at 6:59 p.m.
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Illegals from any country can not vote.
Dec 17, 2012 at 6:34 p.m.
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What is your immigration status WISLADY? I know the Re-FIB-licans are "struggling to thread the needle on immigration reform" & "The Party needs a new approach...Mitt Romney performed dismally with latino voters" -
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/273...
Dec 17, 2012 at 6:34 p.m.
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Ah never mind !
Dec 17, 2012 at 6:21 p.m.
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Illegal immigrants should not be voting....period.
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