Oli,
Not only that but as I understand it, cases of voter fraud throughout the states is very very low (don't have exact figures) nationwide that this sudden worry of "illegal voters" is bogus.
TIS
You're exactly right TIS. It is motivated by people who just don't believe that certain people are "real" Americans per the Michelle Backmann's definition of the term. That definitionis what has plagued and still plagues the Republican Party and why (as expressed in the Businessweek article I posted above) Republicans are deperate to attract racial and ethnic minority voters.
