Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch is calling for a Federal Election Commission investigation into whether the Democratic National Committee violated election laws after the DNC bragged that it’s employing an illegal immigrant as a “fellow” ahead of the 2016 election.
Back in June, The Washington Post reported the story of Cindy Nava, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant helping the Democratic Party organize ahead of the upcoming election.
From that report: “Despite not yet attaining legal status, Nava is working for the Democratic National Committee as one of a crop of fellows from around the country helping the party organize ahead of a presidential election that President Obama predicted would feature immigration as a major issue.”
The report went on to point out that Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton “tapped another former undocumented immigrant and activist, Lorella Praeli, to join her campaign team.”
“No wonder this nation has a border and an illegal alien crisis. Not only do we have a major political party knowingly employing an illegal alien, but also openly boasting about it to the nation’s press,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said of the report. “The DNC should be held accountable by the FEC for hiring an illegal alien in violation of both federal immigration and election laws. Frankly, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security should also take appropriate law enforcement action.”
Judicial Watch says having illegal immigrants in these political roles violates federal laws that prohibit foreigners from participating “directly or indirectly in the decision-making process” in elections throughout the United States.
Judicial Watch charges in its complaint:
The United States has prohibited non-citizen participation in election related activities for over fifty years. The United States Supreme Court has held that such prohibitions are legally permissible under the U.S. Constitution … In 2002, Congress expanded the prohibitions on foreign nationals … to include “anything of value” that “directly or indirectly” contributes to a political campaign … The Commission has stated “foreign nationals [cannot] direct, control, or otherwise participate directly or indirectly in the decision-making process of [a] PAC.
On its face, the DNC’s decision to hire Ms. Nava is in direct violation of this provision. The FEC should investigate this matter further to determine the full extent of Ms. Nava’s responsibilities, her relationship to the policy making team, and her effect on the 2016 DNC election strategy.
The watchdog organization is calling for a “full, formal investigation” into the matter.
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