Illegal aliens are openly campaigning on behalf of Democratic candidates in Washington state. Apparently the left can no longer find enough individuals who can actually vote and work in the country legally to support them.

SEATTLE — When Maria Gianni is knocking on voters’ doors, she’s not bashful about telling people she is in the country illegally. She knows it’s a risk to advertise to strangers that she’s here illegally — but one worth taking in what she sees as a crucial election.

The 42-year-old is one of dozens of volunteers — many of them illegal immigrants — canvassing neighborhoods in the Seattle area trying to get naturalized citizens to cast a ballot for candidates like Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, who is in a neck-to-neck race with Republican Dino Rossi.

Pramila Jayapal, head of OneAmerica Votes, says the campaign is about empowering immigrants who may not feel like they can contribute to a campaign because they can’t vote.

I’m sorry, but why should people who are in the country illegally feel “empowered” in American politics? They have no right to engage in politics when they clearly have no respect for our sovereignty or laws. They’re here legally and Washington Democrats are having them “empowered” in American politics? Wow.

Basically an open-borders group is using illegal aliens to campaign for candidates who will maintain open borders and grant amnesty to illegal aliens. An anti-American group is using people in the country illegally to interfere in the American political process. And this is just accepted.

It won’t be long after the election before we learn that illegal aliens likely voted. The number of cases will be “limited”, of course. “Limited” meaning “just enough votes to hand the election to Democrats.”