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Ethnic studies 1010
Explain why voter ID laws are often called racist.
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Q1 is answered below.
Voter ID cards are photo identification IDs which require the voter to show a photo ID before voting. This means it checks for White Americans who are voting in their home country and differentiate them from the Black Americans. This makes it racist by segregating blacks from whites and keeping a check on their participation.
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