Allowing aliens to vote in New York City violates state law and devalues citizenship

The Big Apple's new law creates a new class of voters who haven't pledged allegiance to the United States to shape our democracy -- and that's insane.

The U.S. government was created to be by the people, for the people, and of the people. "People," however, refers solely to the American people

The New York City Council does not have the legal authority to write their own exception, particularly since this statute specifically says that it applies to "all elections at which voters of the state of New York may cast a ballot" to elect a candidate to "any federal, state, county, city, town, or village office." Furthermore, the Municipal Home Rule Law of New York requires a public referendum to pass any law that would change the manner of nominating, electing or removing an elected official. No such referendum was held here, so the city council didn’t comply with that requirement either.