NEW LAW IN NYC ALLOWS 800,000 NON-CITIZENS VOTING RIGHTS IN MUNICIPAL POLLS

NEW YORK: More than 800,000 non-citizens and “Dreamers” in New York City (NYC) will have access to the ballot box - and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year- after mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation to automatically become law on Sunday. “Dreamers” are young immigrants brought to the US illegally as children who would benefit from the never-passed Drean Act or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme, which allows them to remain in the country if they meet certain criteria. Opponents have vowed to challenge the new law, which the City Council approved a month ago.