New United States citizens are solicited to join the Democratic or Republican parties as they leave the naturalization ceremony.

"Congratulations! Have you registered to vote?" shouts a Republican party activist, left, as Democratic party activist Reynoldo Lopez confronts the new Americans with a anti-Trump sign. Both political parties set up tables immediately outside the ceremony where they battle to register them in time to vote in the 2016 election. The LA Times reported a 32% increase in citizenship applications over the same time last year.

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"Congratulations! Have you registered to vote?" shouts a Republican party activist, left, as Democratic party activist Reynoldo Lopez confronts the new Americans with a anti-Trump sign. Both political parties set up tables immediately outside the ceremony where they battle to register them in time to vote in the 2016 election. The LA Times reported a 32% increase in citizenship applications over the same time last year.