New Americans By Choice: Political Perspectives Of Latino Immigrants

by Harry Pachon

Overview

This book sets forth a pathbreaking social and demographic portrait of Latino legal immigrants from a political perspective, comparing and contrasting them with the broader Latino population and discussing, based on survey research data, the experiences of Latinos from Central and South America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367011970
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/17/2019
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Louis DeSipio is assistant professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Counting on the Latino Vote: Latinos as a New Electorate as well as the author and editor of a five-volume series on Latino political values, attitudes, and behaviors published by WestviewPress. Rodolfo O. de la Garza is Mike Hogg Professor of Community Affairs and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as vice president and director of research at the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including most recently Ethnic Ironies: Latino Politics in the 1992 Elections (WestviewPress 1996) and Bridging the Border: Transforming Mexico-U.S. Relations.

Table of Contents

1. Immigrants and Naturalized Citizens: Developing the National Latino Immigrant Survey 2. Using the National Latino Immigrant Survey 3. Social and Demographic Characteristics of Latino Immigrants with Five or More Years of Permanent Residence 4. Nationality, Ethnic, Associational, and Linguistic Characteristics of Latino Immigrants 5. Latino Immigrant Political Access, Values, and Participation 6. Attachment to the United States and Experiences with Naturalization 7. Selected Characteristics of Latino Immigrants by Stage in the Naturalization Process 8. Selected Latino Immigrant Characteristics for High-Concentration States

Editorial Reviews

Portrays the Latino legal immigrant community using information from the National Latino Immigrant Survey, and provides information on Mexican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, and South American immigrants to the US. Examines household and education demographics, political values and participation, experiences with naturalization, and attitudes toward life in the US. Contains sections on the study's methodology, and the complete survey questionnaire. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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