This presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump and other Republicans have been repeating the false narrative that Democrats are purposefully letting migrants into the country so they will vote.
There’s no evidence for the claim, which echoes a racist conspiracy theory known as the “great replacement.”
In fact, allegations about voter fraud and noncitizens have been floating around American politics for more than a century.
The GOP has made it a legislative priority to update federal law to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal races. Opponents point out that millions of eligible voters — about 1 in 10 adult U.S. citizens, according to one recent survey — don’t have ready access to documents that prove their citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, and would face hurdles to vote.
Here are six things to know about the false narratives circulating.
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