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It's too late for 300,000 aspiring Americans to vote in the 2020 election, because DHS delays will prevent them from becoming US citizens in time.
Based on newly disclosed govt data, reported by @crampell @washingtonpost & analyzed by @chooseboundless:
1/ https://www.boundless.com/blog/immigrants-citizenship-vote-2020/
Based on newly disclosed govt data, reported by @crampell @washingtonpost & analyzed by @chooseboundless:
1/ https://www.boundless.com/blog/immigrants-citizenship-vote-2020/
Naturalization was a high priority for past presidents — both D & R. Faced with the need to accelerate citizenship interviews, they would have worked around the clock, administered same-day or virtual oath ceremonies, and surged resources to states with the earliest deadlines.
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Instead, @USCIS under the Trump administration is dragging its feet, denying the clear legality of time-saving measures like virtual oath ceremonies, and threatening to furlough 70% of its workforce due to a self-inflicted budget crisis.
3/ https://nyujlpp.org/quorum/the-case-of-the-insolvent-federal-agency-a-forensic-analysis-of-public-data-on-u-s-citizenship-immigration-services/
3/ https://nyujlpp.org/quorum/the-case-of-the-insolvent-federal-agency-a-forensic-analysis-of-public-data-on-u-s-citizenship-immigration-services/
Preventing nearly 300,000 new Americans from voting is not trivial.
Newly naturalized citizens are one of the fastest-growing voting blocs in the United States — at least, they were until now.
See @eileenguo in @FiveThirtyEight:
4/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/new-u-s-citizens-were-one-of-the-fastest-growing-voting-blocs-but-not-this-year/
Newly naturalized citizens are one of the fastest-growing voting blocs in the United States — at least, they were until now.
See @eileenguo in @FiveThirtyEight:
4/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/new-u-s-citizens-were-one-of-the-fastest-growing-voting-blocs-but-not-this-year/
See how many soon-to-be disenfranchised new American voters are in your state, along with each looming voter registration deadline (h/t @votedotorg).
Spoiler alert: 37,000 in Florida
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Spoiler alert: 37,000 in Florida
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Guess where the overwhelming majority of these disenfranchised voters come from?
Hint: Not Canada, Australia, or Europe.
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Hint: Not Canada, Australia, or Europe.
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This is by now a familiar pattern—Trump's green card ban also has the most dramatic effect on would-be immigrants from outside Canada, Australia, and Western Europe.
7/ https://www.boundless.com/blog/trump-immigration-ban-who-is-affected/
7/ https://www.boundless.com/blog/trump-immigration-ban-who-is-affected/
Slow-walking citizenship also fits into a Trump administration pattern of throwing up constant obstacles to naturalization—like the giant upcoming hike on application fees.
8/ https://www.boundless.com/research/uscis-fee-hike-immigrants-affected/
8/ https://www.boundless.com/research/uscis-fee-hike-immigrants-affected/
In a grim sense, the 300,000 missing voters are lucky —they won’t be able to vote this Nov purely because of the Trump admin’s delay, but at least they're still on track to become US citizens.
Countless other immigrants may not have that chance.
9/9 https://www.boundless.com/blog/immigrants-citizenship-vote-2020/
Countless other immigrants may not have that chance.
9/9 https://www.boundless.com/blog/immigrants-citizenship-vote-2020/
