Florida wants to renew a law that allows only citizens to register new voters. Latino groups that oppose this ban highlight that many of the people who have lived in Florida for years are legal permanent residents.
They say preventing them from helping to register voters would be "devastating" . By Suzanne Gamboa - NBC News Carolina Wassmer, the Florida director of a group focused on building Latino political power, said in recent days that her organization would be devastated if a court allows the state to bar non-U.S. citizens.