Mississippi’s SHIELD bill is on the verge of passing, but I’ll be honest, I find this one very unsettling. Voter fraud is already illegal. Non-citizen voting has heavy punishment. I don’t know a single person from either party that thinks non-citizen votes should be allowed. And even the most conservative studies find that non-citizen voting is essentially non-existent. There’s a very good chance this act will keep more legal voters from the ballot box than illegal voters. A costly solution for