new citizens, voter registration, and the upcoming election
Today I'm sharing an interesting news article on new citizens and the efforts to get out the vote.
Fronteras http://www.fronterasdesk.org/news/2012/jun/20/new-immigrant-vote/#.T-N7DStYsyJ The New Immigrant Vote: After a record number of new citizens in 2008, how many immigrants are naturalizing this year?
By Jude Joffe-Block
Here are some highlights:
An analysis by the Center for American Progress shows that legal permanent residents who are eligible to naturalize, along with unregistered Latino citizens of voting age, could have the potential to swing elections in Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Florida and Georgia.
Posted: to Citizenship News on Thu, Jun 21, 2012
Updated: Thu, Jun 21, 2012