1. U.S. immigrants are rising in number, but just half are eligible to vote
Not all immigrants are U.S. citizens, and as a result, not all immigrants are eligible to vote in federal elections.[4.numoffset=”4″ While immigrants are required to hold U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections, in some communities, adult noncitizen immigrants can vote in local elections. For example, Takoma Park, Maryland, has allowed noncitizen immigrants to cast […]