11/05/98

On Tuesday, the Boston Globe reported that 30 immigrants rallied in West Roxbury protesting the enormous citizenship backlog at the Immigration and Naturalization Server (INS). Protestors felt that this backlog is hindering their right to vote by making them wait years to become legal citizens.

In this era of voter apathy, new immigrants are showing that they are eager and willing to participate in the voting process. Studies say that the main reason immigrants seek citizenship is for the right to vote.

Apathetic native citizens of this country should learn from this country's immigrant population that the right to vote is not something to be taken lightly.