The new Americans? : immigration, protest, and the politics of Latino identity

The new Americans? : immigration, protest, and the politics of Latino identity / Heather Silber Mohamed.

"In 2006, millions of Latinos mobilized in opposition to H.R. 4437, an immigration proposal pending before the US Congress. In her new book, Heather Silber Mohamed suggests that these unprecedented protests marked a turning point for the Latino population--a point that is even more salient ten...

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Main Author: Mohamed, Heather Silber (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2017.
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > Politics and government.
Hispanic Americans > Ethnic identity.
Hispanic Americans > Social conditions.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Table of Contents:
  • "We are America"
  • Becoming American: the politics-to-identity link
  • From assimilation to nationalism to "we are America": immigration law, social movements, and identity frames, 1900s-2006
  • The immigration paradox: Latino policy priorities and the limits of pan-ethnic unity
  • Defining American: identification, political socialization, and protest politics
  • American identities: self-perception among Latinos in the United States
  • Can protests make Latinos "American"? The 2006 marches and the politics-to-identity link
  • Epilogue.

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