Abby Phillips: 21.3 Million Americans Don’t Have Proof of Citizenship Readily Available

PHILLIP There s real ░░░░░░░░ here I mean you ░░░░░░░░ maybe younger voters even ░░░░░░░░ of color but actually ░░░░░░░░ s also concerns that ░░░░░░░░ lot of rural voters ░░░░░░░░ be disenfranchized by this ░░░░░░░░ in general more than ░░░░░░░░ according to the Brennan ░░░░░░░░ analysis 9 of American ░░░░░░░░ of voting age 21 ░░░░░░░░ million people don t ░░░░░░░░ proof of citizenship readily ░░░░░░░░ At least 3 8 ░░░░░░░░ don t have these ░░░░░░░░ at all because they ░░░░░░░░ lost destroyed or stolen ░░░░░░░░ 8 of self identified ░░░░░░░░ Americans don t have ░░░░░░░░ documents readily available A ░░░░░░░░ percentage of Americans don ░░░░░░░░ have passports many of ░░░░░░░░ in red states So ░░░░░░░░ mean I get the ░░░░░░░░ that Republicans think that ░░░░░░░░ is like a one ░░░░░░░░ on voter I D ░░░░░░░░ it could also be ░░░░░░░░ that kind of is ░░░░░░░░ the door slamming them ░░░░░░░░ back in the face ░░░░░░░░ Schumer is on the ░░░░░░░░ side of this issue ░░░░░░░░ in 10 CNN poll ░░░░░░░░ in 10 Americans support ░░░░░░░░ photo identification Just like ░░░░░░░░ would when you rent ░░░░░░░░ A separate issue from ░░░░░░░░ SAVE Act PHILLIPS It ░░░░░░░░ a different it s ░░░░░░░░ different issue ABRAMS Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Related though All under ░░░░░░░░ umbrella of Democrats being ░░░░░░░░ the wrong side of ░░░░░░░░ of where American public ░░░░░░░░ is Look so much ░░░░░░░░ this is politics It ░░░░░░░░ This is an election ░░░░░░░░ The digital fundraising content ░░░░░░░░ coming out of the ░░░░░░░░ right now These buzzwords ░░░░░░░░ is what people on ░░░░░░░░ sides of the aisle ░░░░░░░░ This is an election ░░░░░░░░ It s a midterm ░░░░░░░░ year This is about ░░░░░░░░ up the base And ░░░░░░░░ s exactly what PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ you re a practitioner ░░░░░░░░ politics Campaigns If you ░░░░░░░░ I mean nationwide Show ░░░░░░░░ your birth certificate or ░░░░░░░░ passport in order to ░░░░░░░░ before the next presidential ░░░░░░░░ you really think that ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ an impact on Republicans ░░░░░░░░ well as Democrats STEPIEN ░░░░░░░░ And the fact that ░░░░░░░░ are calling for these ░░░░░░░░ we should all care ░░░░░░░░ election security We should ░░░░░░░░ care about voter rolls ░░░░░░░░ purged and dead people ░░░░░░░░ pulled off Allison Yeah ░░░░░░░░ We should all care ░░░░░░░░ these things Allison Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Even if Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ Allison We also should ░░░░░░░░ care that when you ░░░░░░░░ an election you acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ you accept it and ░░░░░░░░ move on and you ░░░░░░░░ t hold this fight ░░░░░░░░ years later But we ░░░░░░░░ t here.”