Recommended Citation
Ming Hsu Chen and Hunter Knapp,
The Political (Mis)representation of Immigrants in Voting, 92
U. Colo. L. Rev.
715
(2021).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/faculty_scholarship/1901
Publication Date
2021
Abstract
Who is a member of the political community? What barriers to inclusion do immigrants face as outsiders to this political community? This Essay describes several barriers facing im- migrants and naturalized citizens that impede their political belonging. It critiques these barriers on the basis of immi- grants and foreign-born voters having rights of semi-citizen- ship. By placing naturalization backlogs, voting restrictions, and reapportionment battles in the historical context of voter suppression, it provides a descriptive and normative account of the political misrepresentation of immigrants.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
University of Colorado Law Review