Disparate immigrant groups united in get-out-the-vote efforts

These groups are persuading immigrants to vote and helping them do it.    - - Donna Poisl

by Nadya Faulx, Medill News Service

The already razor-thin race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney could hinge on the immigrant vote, with record numbers of newly naturalized citizens expected to turn out in next week's election.

More than 26,000 immigrants were registered to vote this year, through the combined efforts of groups like the Arab American Action Network, the Logan Square Neighborhood Association and the Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment.

The United African Association held citizenship workshops and voter registration drives throughout the year, said executive director Alie Kaba, who is also the board president of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
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