While I generally agree with the SAVE act, I do question how “easy” it is to prove citizenship. My parents are naturalized US citizens but have chosen not to renew their passports because they don’t want to travel “far” (if at all) in their “old age”. I know they have their citizenship certificates “somewhere” but not exactly handy. So, in their case, while not impossible to prove citizenship, it isn’t easy and/or potentially “not worth the effort” to do so, in order to vote (at least according to them).
That’s so sad. My parents are first generation Americans and I cannot imagine my grandparents not being able to easily locate their citizenship certificates. My grandfather hid Nazi dissidents in his home and my grandmother wouldn’t marry him until they moved to America. He absolutely knew exactly where his citizenship certificate was and it was totally worth it for him to vote in every election. I’m sad that your parents don’t feel the same way.
While I generally agree with the SAVE act, I do question how “easy” it is to prove citizenship. My parents are naturalized US citizens but have chosen not to renew their passports because they don’t want to travel “far” (if at all) in their “old age”. I know they have their citizenship certificates “somewhere” but not exactly handy. So, in their case, while not impossible to prove citizenship, it isn’t easy and/or potentially “not worth the effort” to do so, in order to vote (at least according to them).
That’s so sad. My parents are first generation Americans and I cannot imagine my grandparents not being able to easily locate their citizenship certificates. My grandfather hid Nazi dissidents in his home and my grandmother wouldn’t marry him until they moved to America. He absolutely knew exactly where his citizenship certificate was and it was totally worth it for him to vote in every election. I’m sad that your parents don’t feel the same way.