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Citizenship delays imperil voting for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the 2020 election

Ming Hsu Chen
People wave U.S. flags during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Los Angeles. About 3,000 people took the oath in the morning and more than 3,500 others were expected during an afternoon ceremony, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (AP)

U.S. citizenship applications are backlogged, prolonging the wait for civil and voting right

Ming Hsu Chen