I think this is wishful thinking on GUEST SueBee's part. A survey of the recent headlines reveals nothing in this nature. I did find an interesting analysis of the issue of non-citizens voting.

Article here. I'm not familiar with this newspaper, but it has the look of a New York City-centric paper with a progressive editorial board. I wasn't able to read much beyond this article because most of it is set up for subscribers only. But this article is full-text.

It begins:

GOP Changes Sides on Immigration in Arizona Clash
BY JOSH GERSTEIN - Staff Reporter of the Sun
October 25, 2004

The clash over an Arizona ballot measure designed to crack down on illegal immigrants echoes the political debate over immigration that has played out across the American Southwest for four decades.

There is, however, one notable departure from the script: The Republican Party appears to have switched sides.

"The change is almost hard to describe it's so enormous," a prominent Hispanic activist, Cecilia Munoz of the National Council of La Raza, said.

"This initiative in particular has been disavowed by the Republican Party leadership in Arizona," an executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union, Eliseo Medina, declared. "It's been stripped of any of its respectability."

The Arizona initiative that has prompted the GOP's about-face is a ballot measure that would require state and local officials to verify the citizenship of all who seek government services. Proposition 200, as it is known, also tightens safeguards on voting, requiring proof of American citizenship from those registering to vote, and some form of identification from voters at polling places. In addition, the initiative would require state and local employees to report suspected undocumented immigrants to federal authorities.

The drive for the proposal on Tuesday's ballot has been directed largely by a grassroots movement of local activists, with some financial backing from national organizations that favor tighter immigration controls.

An impressive and diverse coalition has joined forces to fight the proposition. Opponents include business groups, unions, health-care providers, and politicians from across the political spectrum, including Governor Napolitano, a Democrat, as well as the state's two senators, Jon Kyl and John McCain, who are Republicans.

Opponents of Proposition 200 say it could discourage ambulance crews and doctors from treating patients who appear to be Hispanic. Critics also say the measure would be costly to local governments, which might have to verify that all those who get garbage pickup or water service are citizens or legal residents.

"I understand the frustration of Arizonans, especially southern Arizonans," Mr. McCain said earlier this month. "Things are terrible, and we've got to fix it. But we're not going to fix it until we have comprehensive immigration reform."

Supporters of the initiative say it will have no impact on the provision of emergency medical treatment and could save taxpayers money by weeding out noncitizens from government programs.

Any discussion of the Arizona measure quickly turns to a similar ballot initiative put forward in California a decade ago, Proposition 187. The then governor of the state, Pete Wilson, led the charge to approve the immigration crackdown measure, which was more far-ranging than the proposition Arizonans are to vote on next week.

Anger over the costs of providing education, medical care, and other social services to illegal immigrants helped carry Mr. Wilson to re-election in 1994, but many observers now view his decision to back Proposition 187 as a colossal mistake.

"You can win the battle but still lose the war. The Republican Party has never been the same in California again," Mr. Medina said.

Political analysts said the GOP's support for Proposition 187, along with subsequent measures that sought to limit bilingual education and racial preferences, drove black and Hispanic voters away from the party and even stunted the party's inroads among young Anglos.

"The California lesson is this is a very dangerous game for the Republican Party to play," said a professor of political science at the University of California at Riverside, Shaun Bowler.

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SRS