Impressive Registration Push Among Hispanics

Today's Salem Statesman Journal reports on a major voter registration effort among Oregon's Hispanic population.

With the immigration debate expected to be revived in September, immigrant-rights groups in the Salem area will begin a naturalization and voter-registration campaign across the state Saturday.

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The local effort is part of "Democracy Summer," a national campaign launched by the We Are American Alliance, a nationwide collection of labor, faith and immigrant-rights groups.

Its coast-to-coast goal is to have 1 million immigrants both naturalized and registered to vote in the November election. It also focuses on 18- to 24-year-old children of immigrants.

Mike would like to applaud the effort to register more citizens across Oregon and across the country to vote. There is no greater right or responsibility than that of voting, and any organized attempt to get more citizens voting -- regardless of their race or ethinicity -- should be fully supported by institutions both inside and outside of government.