Rep. Anna Paulina Luna criticized Democrats over election security and immigration policy, rejecting claims that President Donald Trump is attempting to interfere with elections and calling voter identification legislation a requirement to protect the integrity of the vote.

“Yeah, the Democrats have been doing everything possible to ensure that elections are not secure,” Luna said.

She added that at the same time, Democrats are “saying that President Trump is trying to steal the midterms, which is obviously false.”

Luna argued that the broader issue centers on immigration policy and voting.

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“But the point is, is that when you have an entire party that's depending on open, illegal advocacy, advocacy and basically wanting to give mass amnesty to over 20 million illegal immigrants here in this country, you can see who their voting base is, right?” she said.

She then referenced Democratic support for specific legislation.

“Because we know that Democrats as a whole are actually very supportive of the SAVE AMERICA Act,” Luna said.

Turning to next steps, Luna said action on voter identification requirements is forthcoming.

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“And so what we're going to be doing, and I think President Trump was very clear about this, and you'll probably hear about it at the State of the Union, but voter ID is a must pass,” she said.

She emphasized the importance of the measure.

“It's going to secure our elections,” Luna said.

“It is a non negotiable.”

Luna also addressed the role of Senate leadership and the possibility of procedural obstacles.

“Leader Thune has a very big decision to make,” she said.

“Is he going to do the right thing and embrace a standing filibuster, or is he going to deny the will of the American people?”

She suggested there are alternative legislative strategies available.

“And there's other ways to get around this,” Luna said.

“We can put this in FISA, which is a must have reauthorization.”

Luna concluded by reiterating her belief that Democrats do not want to advance election security measures.

“But I do not believe that Democrats want to secure elections,” she said, “and it's for reasons that I think people can put two and two together on.”

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Her remarks come as lawmakers debate election legislation, immigration policy, and the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Voter identification requirements and the SAVE AMERICA Act remain central issues in ongoing discussions over federal election standards.

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