Mass Naturalizations Reshape the Electorate

Biden’s term saw nearly 3.5 million naturalizations — a concentrated, checkable surge in newly enfranchised citizens. That scale can shift local and national electoral composition over a short timeframe, especially in swing jurisdictions with high recent immigrant settlement. — If millions of new citizens materially alter turnout/composition in key states, debates about immigration will be reframed from enforcement tradeoffs to electoral and civic‑integration consequences.