Miles Parks

I do think that all of these things seem to be somewhat connected

How does the country stop moving in this sort of backsliding direction?

And there's still a long way to go, obviously, till the end of his second term.

But we can leave it there for today.

I'm Miles Parks.

I cover voting.

And thank you for listening to the NPR Politics Podcast.

Republican lawmakers have worried about non-citizen voting for years, but the issue has taken on new urgency with President Trump's claims ahead of the 2024 election that non-citizens would vote en masse to influence that race.

There's no evidence that happened or has ever happened in American elections for that matter,

But states are still passing new restrictions to protect against the possibility.

Bills with new voting requirements have now passed or are about to pass in Florida, South Dakota, and Utah.

And similar laws passed in recent years in Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming, according to the Voting Rights Lab, which tracks election policy.

Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.

The Save America Act would overhaul U.S.

elections procedures as voters are already voting in primaries for this year's midterms.

The bill would require people to provide proof of their U.S.

citizenship, like a birth certificate or passport, to register to vote.

That's something that could be difficult for millions of people, but the bill is not expected to pass.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it doesn't have enough support to overcome a 60-vote filibuster in the Senate.

Non-citizen voting has never been shown to be a widespread problem in American elections.