The new Americans who could swing the election - and who they’re voting for

Cheers and whoops of delight echoed around the downtown courtroom as 74 people from 29 different countries, some with tears streaming down their faces, uttered the words “So help me God”, completing the solemn oath that officially made them Americans. Judge Steven Logan, a black former Marine and veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, congratulated the new citizens and urged them to help others and remember that “we’re a very, very giving nation” that is a light to the world. “It’s not the divided States of America,” he said. “It’s the United States of America because we gather our strength from every single one of you sitting in this room right now.” As they stepped outside, clutching naturalization certificates and small US flags, almost all of the new Americans headed to a corner room where they registered to vote. They were just ahead of the deadline to be eligible to exercise their most fundamental right as citizens by casting their ballots in next month’s presidential ele