Fear over non-citizen voter fraud has reached a fever pitch as Tea Party groups across the country mobilize "ballot security" operations in time for Election Day, and candidates clash over the hot-button issue of whether to require voters to present photo ID at the polls. However, it is worth remembering that incidences of non-citizen voter fraud are actually quite rare. The latest fact sheet from the Immigration Policy Center [1] summarizes years of research from the Brennan Center, Project Vote, The New York Times, and other sources, which prove that these are all "solutions" in search of a problem.
Chicken Little in the Voting Booth: The Non-Existent Problem of Non-Citizen "Voter Fraud" [2]