Every time I turn on Fox News, open X, or discuss politics with my coworkers, I hear questions along the lines of, “How do you think the Democratic Socialists of America will perform in 2026?” and “Do you think they can win a Senate seat?” I always give a hopeful response that the DSA is just a populist fad that will run its course.American history has previously been marred by extremist groups, with factions such as the Fire-Eaters fighting tooth and nail to preserve anti-abolitionist policy. These factions tend to dissipate with time, but the danger lies in the lingering, cancerous ideology that can germinate in the minds of voters long after the faction dissolves. Even the Democratic Party recognizes the temporary nature of the DSA, gladly pressuring socialist Graham Platner into suspending his Senate campaign. To no surprise, his controversy-ridden campaign ended as expected, with a shameless and immature letter stating the unpopular, radical phrases, “F*ck Ice, Free Palestine. Up the Hearts.”
For the DSA’s populist brand to survive, it needs to search for more voters, and to the group, there is no better place to look than noncitizens. Under its policy of “Universal Suffrage,” it hysterically calls to “Extend full voting rights to people with criminal convictions and noncitizens.” This anti-American policy would give the right to vote to more than 24 million noncitizens residing in the United States. I have never heard a more antithetical understanding of suffrage. If the right to vote were handed to all undeserving noncitizens, we could expect millions of new voters who would happily vote for the open-borders policies of the Democratic Socialists of America. In President Donald Trump’s historic 2024 win, he narrowly won the swing states of Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin by fewer than 100,000 votes each. Those victories would flip blue if just a fraction of noncitizens were given the right to vote. Looking at how immigrants vote, this policy would make it impossible for another “America First” Republican to be elected president. Continuing this treasonous hypothetical, overnight, one of America’s largest voting blocs would be the illegal immigrants — allowing for millions of potential human traffickers, cartel members, violent criminals, and terrorists, all undocumented and capable of harming the United States and the American people, to hold the right to vote.Another new, dangerous voting bloc would be the approximately 3.6 million temporary nonimmigrant visa holders residing in the United States. This population includes international students, temporary workers, exchange visitors, and diplomats. Granting the right to vote would be a major national security threat. I am confident that the Chinese Communist Party would be ecstatic to hear that their 265,919 students in the U.S. (down from a peak of over 372,500 students in 2019) will have an identical say in American elections as an American citizen. THE DSA’S RENT CONTROL UTOPIA IS A HOUSING MARKET APOCALYPSENaturally, these noncitizens would push for policies such as amnesty for all and open borders. We have already seen this in the Somalian community, with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) saying, “Sleep in comfort knowing I am here to protect the interests of Somalia from inside the U.S. system” and “they will do what we want and nothing else. They must follow our orders, and that is how we will safeguard the interest of Somalia.” If these are the thoughts of a naturalized citizen, I cannot imagine those of a noncitizen. The Democratic Socialists of America’s policies would turn our great republic into a Balkanized, foreign-controlled, mob-ruled state. The DSA’s redefining of universal suffrage must be pointed out for its treasonous goal to end election integrity. Understanding this future situation, Alexander Hamilton said, “To admit foreigners indiscriminately is to invite a Trojan horse into the citadel of our liberty & sovereignty.” The solution is to expose the anti-American stance of the DSA and to let the faction run its course.Grayson Ryland is a regional field manager at the Leadership Institute.
