Was in one of those fw'd messages?
I checked up on it on the web - because I hadn't heard anything about it.
Do the messages on this link look like the email you got ?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/socia...ty/illegal.asp
snopes is a good place to verify all email "stories"
another site that clarifies also -
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/...-voted-give-s/
more -
http://www.google.com/search?q=SOCIA...e0e008a607e93d