A resurfaced video clip appears to show Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., claiming she needs more immigrants in her district “just for redistricting purposes.” The video, from a 2021 House Foreign Affairs Committee briefing, shows long-time Democrat Clarke suggesting that the local Haitian community in Brooklyn could “absorb a significant number of these migrants.”
“When I hear my colleagues talk about, you know, the doors of the inn being closed, no room in the inn, Iām saying, you know, I need more people in my district, just for redistricting purposes and those members could clearly fit here,” said Clarke.
In response, Kyle Becker, an author and political commentator, commented on X, “House Rep. Yvette Clarke just said the quiet part out-loud. Democrats are as anti-American as it gets.”
“It is madness that American citizens are footing the bill for foreigners to come here, use our social services, our education services, our infrastructure, and then retire at our expense,” Becker went on. “All because the anti-American Democratic Party wants a few extra seats in Congress. Enough!”
Popular conservative account “End Wokeness” also commented on the video, saying, “This is how you hijack democracy.”
“Dems have been saying the quiet part out loud for years,” commented conservative influencer David Freeman.
“This is why the imported MILLIONS. They want to have a one party country,” he added.
The controversy has reignited discussions about voter eligibility, with calls for the “SAVE” Act, which requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration. The bill, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has passed the House but not yet the Senate.
New York City, which is heavily Democratic, has faced criticism for allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections. Earlier this year, the New York Court of Appeals blocked a law that would have allowed nearly a million noncitizens to vote in city elections, including for mayor and city council.
“This is a clear example of how politics can be weaponized to influence redistricting and voter eligibility,” said a political analyst, calling for greater transparency and accountability in electoral processes.