[kristopolous]

The idea that voting Americans are more ignorant of international news, geography, history, and politics has been strongly and robustly quantitatively demonstrated repeatedly over decades.

The savvy international graduate student can't vote. We're talking about people who fill in ballots.

Voters are more likely to speak only English, not have a passport and live in less ethnically diverse neighborhoods. No reputable numerical survey disputes this.

There's substantial empirical evidence here. Maybe it disagrees with your optimism and vibes but sorry, that's not how the world works

I personally think if you claim to be a global superpower than even people in other countries are a stakeholder and should be allowed to vote in your elections but that's another topic