Naturalized citizens are poised to reshape California's political landscape

More than 1 million immigrants became U.S. citizens last year, hastening the ethnic transformation of California's political landscape with more Latinos and Asians now eligible to vote. Leading the wave, California's 300,000 new citizens accounted for nearly one-third of the nation's total and represented a near-doubling over 2006,

Several polls show that Latinos and Asians are more supportive than whites of public investments and broad services, even if they require higher taxes...

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