Republican repeats long-debunked claim that illegal immigrants are voting in droves

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is convinced he has undeniable proof that the influx of immigrants at the Southern Border serves as a voting bloc for Democrats.

“Let me just say this about the overall state of the election issue,” Roy told Breitbart. He added: “We’ve got repeated evidence of those who are here illegally — or, or whether they’re here legally — but non-citizens voting.”

And he blames President Joe Biden's porous border.

“So you see the fault line politically here. And this is why this issue matters so much, on the top of Biden dumping in five million people into our country, plus two million got-aways, you know, tens of thousands every day, additionally, coming in,” said Roy.

The Texas pol cited "studies" that suggest a swath of voters with questionable provenance decided state contests in Minnesota and Virginia. He also accused Oakland, Washington D.C., and New York City of "registering voters specifically for their state and local elections."

Officially, only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections and are barred from punching votes in federal, state, and most local elections.

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However, some jurisdictions permit "non-citizens to vote in local elections only."

For all the chatter of fraud marring elections in 2016, 2018, and 2020 elections the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law found no proof that it's widespread.

In fact, its study suggests fraud is "very rare", voter impersonation is "virtually nonexistent", and in many cases fraud issues are more often than not "mistakes by voters or administrators."

Also, if someone is convicted of a felony or serving prison time for various crimes, they are for the most part disenfranchised and limited from voting rights, though those laws are bending in some states.

Roy acknowledged that federal law bans undocumented immigrants from voting, but he suggested election regulators "don’t work hard to make sure they’re not voting in federal elections.”

That doesn't mean the laws can't be tightened.

Roy is pushing for stronger laws beyond the 1990s Motor Voter Act and the National Voter Registration Act to put more stringent checks on citizenship.

He pointed to him and Sen. Mike Lee's (R-UT) SAVE Act of "correcting the glitch” in current laws that can "adapt and try to adjust."

Roy is already accusing the Democrats of failing to get on board.

He noted: “I believe it was unanimous Republican support... that would make sure that it was clear that our congressional seats and allocations were based on citizenship, and that was unanimously opposed by Democrats.”

Roy notably made headlines when the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection obtained more than 100 text messages between Roy, Lee and Mark Meadows, which showed their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Roy requested evidence of voter fraud, but none emerged.

Republicans didn't find substantial evidence of widespread fraud, even as they floated wild claims to the contrary in 2020 and 2021.