Hispanic voter registration fall short of projections
Washington Times:
Hispanic activists’ anti-Trump efforts fall flat as citizenship push sputtersThe intensity level may be high among some Hispanic immigrants, but it is not reflected in the actual numbers of new citizens.
Immigrant-rights advocates had vowed to make 2016 the year of the anti-Donald Trump citizenship surge, hoping to sign up a million new immigrants eager to send a message rejeting the GOP’s presidential candidate — but so far they’re falling short, with naturalization rates only slightly higher than four years ago.
There’s little question that Mr. Trump’s outsized rhetoric has angered Hispanic activists overall, and Mexican immigrants in particular. But applications for citizenship are up just 6.6 percent compared to the same period in 2012, according to the latest data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and actual approvals are down slightly.
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