Increase in Latino Citizens in Calif. Could Impact Politics
La Opinion, Posted: Apr 29, 2008
SACRAMENTO—A recent study by the Center for Policy for Immigrants in California revealed that 2.3 million legal immigrants in California are eligible for naturalization, and if they become naturalized, the number of Latino citizens will increase by 10 percent, reports Spanish language newspaper La Opinion. According to the report, 900,000 immigrants eligible for citizenship are Mexicans, while 800,000 are Asians. The report also revealed that 1.2 million children born to immigrant parents would be eligible to vote in the 2012 presidential election. Two-thirds of these minors are Latino. Rob Paral, author of the study asserts, “This report indicates that California is the center of immigration in the country, and if all legal immigrants are incorporated in the voting process, the change of the electorate in California will be dramatic.”
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