The Obama administration is adding another $10 million to its already costly program to register immigrants to vote, a plan that should help Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign since polls show that new Americans prefer Democrats.
Judicial Watch tabbed the bill at a total of $63 million, with the last $10 million coming in a “final push” to help Clinton over the finish line ahead of Donald Trump.
“Months after the Obama administration spent $19 million to register new immigrant voters that will likely support Democrats in November, it’s dedicating an additional $10 million in a final push as the presidential election approaches,” said the taxpayers watchdog group.
The so-called “citizen integration grants” are doled out by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Reviewing an agency statement, Judicial Watch reported:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been aggressive in promoting its citizen integration grant program this year, offering large sums to recruit new groups that can offer immigrants the services they need to become citizens. Clearly, the ultimate goal is qualifying as many immigrants as possible to vote since they tend to cast ballots for Democrats. “We intend to award about $1 million to first-time recipients in the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for fiscal year 2016,” the agency’s grant announcement states. “If you represent one of these organizations, or know of an interested organization, we strongly encourage that organization to consider applying. Additionally, another $9 million will fund programs that provide both citizenship instruction and instruction and naturalization application services.” Some might consider this a cash giveaway.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
