The Raid

Election Day and Those Left Out

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Today is Election Day. This is a story about the people who wanted to be in that line — and were never allowed to reach it.

They did everything this country asked. They got green cards, waited years, paid the fees, were fingerprinted, background-checked and interviewed, and passed the civics test. All that was left was the oath. Then, moments before their ceremony at Boston's Faneuil Hall — the…