Politics
The Rising Political Visibility of African Immigrants in the U.S.
Council on Foreign Relations · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Council on Foreign Relations
AI SUMMARY
A record number of African-born immigrants winning U.S. political races highlights the contrast between American political modernity and static citizenship conceptions in Africa.
- A record twenty-three African-born immigrants from at least ten African countries won state and federal legislative races across thirteen U.S. states during the midterm elections.
- Fourteen Nigerian-Americans won various state-level elections on the Democratic Party platform.
- Ugandan-born Zohran Mamdani became New York’s youngest mayor in over a century in January.
- Sixty-one percent of Nigerian-born immigrants in the U.S. hold at least a bachelor’s degree, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
- Deqa Dhalac announced she would not run for reelection to the Maine House of Representatives due to persistent racism and harassment.
- American citizenship is open and non-discriminatory, whereas citizenship in many African countries remains weighed down by autochthony, ethnicity, and regressive nativism.
Related
Tigray Administration Appoints Daniel Negash Western Zone Coordinator
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 44 minutes ago
Ababaw Dessalegn Withdraws from All Political Activity
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 4 hours ago
Civil Service Commission Denies Plans to Lay Off Employees
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 4 hours ago
Republican Thomas Massie Moves to Impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
The Guardian · 13 hours ago