Thread: Immigrants Have Growing Role in Virginia Politics

Immigrants have growing role in Va. politics

Fairfax County
By Kali Schumitz
Source: Fairfax County Times
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 2009
UPDATED TUESDAY, JUNE 23 2009

Candidates campaigning in Virginia would be well advised to pay attention to the growing Asian and Latino communities here, according to recent analyses of the immigrant vote.

New Americans – naturalized citizens and the U.S.-born children of immigrants – now make up about 6.4 percent of the total voting population in Virginia, according to research by the Immigration Policy Center that was published last week.

That figure is even higher in Northern Virginia: about 12.5 to 18.5 percent of the voting-age population in the 8th, 10th and 11th Congressional Districts comprises naturalized citizens, according to the study, which was based on Census data.

“It’s not a marginalized community; it’s not something you can ignore,â€

Amrica's Voice is a corporate backed pro amnesty organization that is trying to pasa itself off as grassroots.

New Americans – naturalized citizens and the U.S.-born children of immigrants – now make up about 6.4 percent of the total voting population in Virginia,

This is why we must demand the 14th Amendment be clarified or changed, many of these are anchor babies.

[quote]A candidate’s stance on illegal immigration is a litmus test for many immigrants, particularly Latino immigrants, Setsaf said. Many Latinos in the United Sates are from “mixed statusâ€

Originally Posted by builditnow

Illegal aliens are supposedly not supposed to be able to vote.

Ha. In NY and NYC ANY ID is accepted without question for purposes of voter registration. Just as immigration laws are ignored here so too are the voter registration laws. It's disgusting!!!