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'New Americans' May Decide Key Electoral Races Across the Country
A new report published by the Immigration Policy Center finds that "New Americans" -- defined as naturalized citizens and the U.S.-born children of immigrants -- are now "the fastest growing demographic group in the American electorate."
The report prepared by Rob Paral and Associates for the Immigration Policy Center found that:
2008 is expected to be a banner year for New American voters due to record-breaking naturalization rates of up to three million new citizens; turbo-charged registration efforts by groups like the We Are America Alliance and "Ya es Hora, Ve y Vota;" and aggressive GOTV efforts in ethnic communities which will likely result in Latino turnout hitting record highs in 2008--surpassing the 7.6 million Latino voters who turned out in 2004.For the full report, click here.
Tagged as: immigration, voting, new americans
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