As Trump seeks reelection, a growing army of immigrant voters stands in his path
HOUSTON - This is where a nation changes: a public school auditorium that moonlights as a veritable citizenship factory.
At the M.O. Campbell Educational Center, where murals honoring the arts and sciences adorn the walls, U.S. immigration officials routinely hold packed naturalization ceremonies. Immigrants approved for citizenship walk in, take the oath of allegiance, and walk out as Americans - and as a small army of new voters.
"It will never, ever be easier to register than it is this morning," U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison, who presided over a ceremony last month, told the 2,155 immigrants from more than 100 countries who had just taken their citizenship oaths. "The record for registrations is 89% of those who are sworn in. ... Let's see if we can break that record today."
Amish Soni, a 34-year-old radiologist from India holding a small American flag, was one of the 85% who registered to vote that morning, aided by a volunteer from the League of Women Voters. He "definitely" plans to vote in 2020, partly
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