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This book examines the pattern of opportunities and limits faced by
Latinos in their pursuit of a voice in American politics as a means
to examine why the 1996 elections seemed to offer unique
opportunities for Latino communities. It also analyzes the results
of the election. .
This book examines the success of national Latino efforts to
transcend "fiesta" politics, that is, barrio festivals near
election time, and to become key constituencies capable of
influencing the platforms and campaign strategies of both parties.
This book provides basic information about the political values,
attitudes and behaviors of Mexican-, Puerto Rican-, and
Cuban-origin populations in the United States. It describes the
extent to which U.S. citizens of Hispanic origins hold particular
views and participate in specific activities.
This book examines political activities in the key Latino barrio of
five of the nation's principal cities during the 1990 elections: El
Barrio of New York; Magnolia of Houston; Chicago's Pilsen; Boyle
Heights in Los Angeles; and Calle Ocho in Miami.
This book examines the success of national Latino efforts to
transcend "fiesta" politics, that is, barrio festivals near
election time, and to become key constituencies capable of
influencing the platforms and campaign strategies of both parties.
This book provides basic information about the political values,
attitudes and behaviors of Mexican-, Puerto Rican-, and
Cuban-origin populations in the United States. It describes the
extent to which U.S. citizens of Hispanic origins hold particular
views and participate in specific activities.
We would like to thank a number of campaign professionals and
observers who shared their experiences and insights with us during
and after the 1996 campaign. Without these practical and nuanced
insights, we would not be able to present as complete a portrait of
the election and the Latino contribution to its outcome. Our thanks
to Ronald Blackburn- Moreno, Rita Di Martino, Maria Echaveste,
Charles Kamasaki, Ken Mireles, Norma Patif'l.o-Lippe, Jason
Poblete, Jorge Ramirez, Margaret Ramos, Nelson Reineri, and
Jonathan Tilove.
Ethnic Ironies describes the role of Latino electorates in
national- and state-level politics during the 1992 elections. The
book examines Latino politics from the top down?looking at the
efforts of candidates and campaigns to speak to Latino concerns and
to mobilize Latino voters?and from the bottom up?reviewing the
efforts of Latinos to win elect
This book examines political activities in the key Latino barrio of
five of the nation's principal cities during the 1990 elections: El
Barrio of New York; Magnolia of Houston; Chicago's Pilsen; Boyle
Heights in Los Angeles; and Calle Ocho in Miami.
"Ethnic Ironies" describes the role of Latino electorates in
national- and state-level politics during the 1992 elections. The
book examines Latino politics from the top down--looking at the
efforts of candidates and campaigns to speak to Latino concerns and
to mobilize Latino voters--and from the bottom up--reviewing the
efforts of Latinos to win electoral office and to influence
electoral outcomes.Chronicling the campaigns and uncovering
patterns of Latino influence, the core of the book consists of
eight state-level analyses by experts who have observed firsthand
the states with the most sizable Latino electorates. An overview
chapter synthesizes and integrates the findings of these case
studies, placing them in national perspective."Ethnic Ironies" is
the third in a series of studies on Latino electoral behavior
published by Westview Press, including "From Rhetoric to Reality:
Latino Politics in the 1988 Elections" and "Barrio Ballots: Latino
Politics in the 1990 Elections." This latest study also serves as a
companion volume to "Latino Voices: Mexican, Puerto Rican, and
Cuban Perspectives on American Politics" and "New Americans by
Choice: Political Perspectives of Latino Immigrants."
Using the most extensive and currently available survey opinion
data, this book empirically supports the argument that Latinos have
emerged as a convergent panethnic political group, beyond the
individual national origin identities dating to the time of the
1990 Latino National Political Survey when Mexican Americans,
Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans were treated conceptually as
politically distinct groups. Replete with data and supplemented by
an extensive online resource, this book offers scholars, students,
and sophisticated general readers evidence and inspiration for
understanding the dynamics of Latino politics in the U.S. today.
Using the most extensive and currently available survey opinion
data, this book empirically supports the argument that Latinos have
emerged as a convergent panethnic political group, beyond the
individual national origin identities dating to the time of the
1990 Latino National Political Survey when Mexican Americans,
Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans were treated conceptually as
politically distinct groups. Replete with data and supplemented by
an extensive online resource, this book offers scholars, students,
and sophisticated general readers evidence and inspiration for
understanding the dynamics of Latino politics in the U.S. today.
For international migrants seeking employment in the United States,
the desire to remit a portion of their earnings to their home
countries is a time-honored custom. The flow of money southward
from the United States has evolved from a stream flowing from
families through informal networks to a major river with new
tributaries fed by transnational migrant organizations, channeled
through an increasingly formal marketplace, and attracting the
involvement of home country governments. This volume tracks the
evolution of the flow of money 'home, ' offering new data to
enhance the picture and understanding of this important economic
phenomenon
How do the foreign policy priorities of Latino Americans relate to
U.S. foreign policy in general and U.S. policy toward Latin America
in particular? Public policy elites and the general U.S. public
doubt the depth of Latino patriotism, suspecting Latinos of
representing their homelands' interests over and above those of the
U.S. Through a series of studies surveying Latinos throughout the
U.S., this book demonstrates that Latino Americans are more like
other Americans with respect to foreign policy than is popularly
assumed. At the same time, differences between and among various
Latino communities (e.g., those with ties to Colombia, the
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Mexico) exist, and may be a
source of growing Latino political power perhaps more relevant to
domestic politics than to foreign policy.
Mexico is becoming increasingly important as a focus of U.S.
immigration policy, and the movement of people across the
U.S.-Mexico border is a subject of intense interest and
controversy. The U.S. approach to cross-border flows is in flux,
the economic climate in Mexico is uncertain, and relations between
the two neighbors have entered a new stage with the launching of
NAFTA. This volume draws together original essays by distinguished
scholars from a variety of disciplines and both sides of the border
to examine current impetuses to migration and policy options for
Mexico and the U.S.
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