Avi McCullah was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She came to be an American citizen via a “love story that transcended borders.”
The man who would become McCullah’s stepfather proposed to her mother in the United States during a visit during the Christmas season.
“He knew we could never spend another Christmas apart again,” McCullah, the president of Americans for Citizen Voting, said at a Washington, D.C press conference this week surrounded by lawmakers and elections officials.
McCullah and her mother — who both came to the United States legally — would eventually go through the “long, tedious, grueling process of becoming American citizens.” She said it made her understand and appreciate her adopted country. All these years later, McCullah said she still cries with pride when she hears the national anthem.
“I understand the reason why so many people want to flock to this country. I absolutely respect it,” she said. “But I also respect the legal system under which this country was founded. Citizen-only voting matters so much.”
Polling shows the vast majority of Americans agree with that sentiment, particularly in the wake of an absolute invasion of the U.S. border by millions of illegal immigrants under the borderless policies of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Americans for Citizen Voting is working in states across the country to ensure only U.S. citizens are voting in U.S. elections. On Wednesday, the nonpartisan organization officially kicked off its campaign to secure Citizens-Only Voting Amendments (COVA) on eight
