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For voters from immigrant families and new citizens, voting is bigger than themselves

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For voters from immigrant families and new citizens, voting is bigger than themselves

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Nicole Solis-Sison on the day she became a naturalized citizen. That's when an agent with the then-Immigration and Naturalization Services agency — which has since been renamed Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE (immigration enforcement agency) — showed up to her house. "This particular INS [Immigration and Naturalization Services] agent suggested that we should file for asylum, given that we were on U.S. soil," Solis-Sison said. He added when something happens like that, the immigration application can't simply be refiled, "you're kind of out of the line entirely." His immigration status changed under the Obama administration when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program was established. Her mom recently obtained a green card. Every time España encounters someone whose family member has been taken by ICE, or reads about an ICE related death, the same thing runs through her head. Immigration policy has always been a priority for España and she has always been politically active, despite not being old enough to vote until 2020. But she said more feels at risk this election, especially with Trump's hardline stance on immigration and ICE agents arresting people who look like her parents. That has been España's message for other young voters with immigrant families. They're in the system and crossing their fingers for residency approval.

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While many young voters are focused on the cost of living in the election, for some from immigrant families, the political calculation — and their votes — is often about even more than the economy. (Image credit: Courtesy of Nicole Solis-Sison)

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