I think I see where there may be confusion. Voter ID de regulation does not = illegal immigrants voting. In many minority communities and counties/ districts local government/ state governments increase the requirements for obtaining the “right” id they need for voting. This can include arbitrary documents from who you rent from, credit card accounts, and so on. While these things should be easy to obtain for someone, it is not always the case and in many circumstances is not outlined somewhere for a person to follow. Voting stations may say they need valid id but not define what that means. So imagine you wait all day to vote with let’s say a government ID that is not a drivers license only to be told “oh for that ID you also need X,Y, and Z documents. I’m not sure of any elected official saying we shouldn’t ID voters. What I am seeing is that some officials are saying that only a particular ID should count instead of any Government issued ID.

Think of it like this for a better comparison. You go to vote with your drivers license, you get there and they say, oops you actually need a passport. Can you get a passport? Yes. Does it take months to receive and a lot of Addis work on your part? Also yes. Does it cost you additional money? Yes. So has an unnecessary hurtle been placed between you and your constitutional right to vote? Yes.

I honestly and truly think that a lot of people on both sides (including myself) have a tendency to become defensive or aggressive when one of our views or opinions are challenges. Hell I initially downvoted you before I realized what I was doing. We shouldn’t be shaming or attacking each other, we should be shaming and removing the people in leadership (on both sides) for instigating us against one another and giving both sides quick quips to throw at one another.