There are also 1.6 million more Hispanic voters this year, including a half-million newlynaturalized citizens, and they chose Obama over McCain by a margin of 2 to 1.
Each year the City of Alexandria, through the Alexandria Multicultural Services Initiative, joins with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in recognizing newlynaturalized United States Citizens through the Annual Citizenship Day ceremony.
The Citizenship Day provides an opportunity for diverse communities to celebrate newlynaturalized citizens who were born in a foreign country but live and work in the local community, and for local officials and residents to welcome them to the City.