Naturalized citizens are poised to reshape California’s political landscape

More than 1 million immigrants became U.S. citizens last year, the largest surge in history, 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, according to a recent report by the U.S. Office of Immigration Statistics. Florida recorded the second-largest group of new citizens, and Texas claimed the fastest growth. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-newcitizens11-2009may11,0,5503985.storyBy Teresa Watanabe — Los Angeles Times