Why New Americans Could — But Probably Won’t — Swing the Midterm Elections

The number of new Americans is greater than the margin of victory in the 2020 election in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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Immigrant Ingrid Vaca, left, a native of Bolivia, helps to energize activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

Newly naturalized citizens could decide the fate of the Senate this year, but they probably won’t.

The National Partnership for New Americans tracks the number of newly minted Americans across the country and has identified a few states where they could make a critical difference this year.

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