Lisa García Bedolla - Latino Politics

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2 Title Page Latino Politics Third Edition LISA GARCÍA BEDOLLA AND CHRISTIAN HOSAM polity

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4 Preface to the Third EditionLisa García Bedolla Christian Hosam

5 AcknowledgmentsLisa García Bedolla Christian Hosam

6 1 Introduction: Latinos and US PoliticsObjectives Latinos, Cultural Representations, and Politics Defining Latino: What’s in a Name? Latinos’ “Ethnicity” and “Race” Gender: Latino Politics and Intersectionality US Foreign and Economic Policy and Latino Politics Conclusion Questions for Discussion Notes

7 2 Mexican Americans: Conquest, Migration, and AdaptationObjectives Introduction Mexican Independence and the Early Republic Mexican Citizenship Status after Annexation The Porfiriato and the Beginning of Mass Mexican Migration to the United States Mexican Settlement in the United States during the Twentieth Century Mexican American Political Organizing Mexican Americans and Electoral Politics The Chicano Movement Mexican American Politics Today Conclusion Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes

8 3 Puerto Ricans: From Colonized People to Political ActivistsObjectives Introduction The Status of Puerto Rico The Puerto Rican Economy: Operation Bootstrap and the Great Migration Puerto Rican Political Life in the United States The Puerto Rican Movement Puerto Rican Politics Today – Maria, Austerity, and the Ongoing Fight For Self-Determination US Puerto Rican Politics Today Conclusion Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes

9 4 Cuban Americans: Occupation, Revolution, and Exile PoliticsObjectives Introduction Cuban Exiles in the United States Cuban Exiles and Government Support Cuban Exile Politics Cuban Political Ideology and Opinion Political Changes in Cuba and US–Cuba Policy Conclusion: Is there a Cuban “Model”? Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes

10 5 Dominicans: Political Upheaval, Imperialism, and Transnational ActivismObjectives Introduction Independence Dominican Migration to the United States Dominican Political Engagement in the United States Conclusion Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes

11 6 Central Americans: Inequality, War, and SolidarityObjectives Introduction Salvadorans and Guatemalans Salvadoran and Guatemalan Migration The Central American Peace and Solidarity Movement Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and US Immigration Policy Traditional Political Engagement Conclusion Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes

12 7 Latina/o Participation: Individual Activity and Institutional ContextObjectives Latino Political Engagement Understanding Political Participation Lack of mobilization Institutional Context Levels of Government and Regional Differences Conclusion Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes

13 8 Conclusion: Latino Migration and Mobilization in ContextObjectives Introduction Latino Political Engagement in Context Notes

14 Appendix Notes

15 Bibliography

16 Index

17 End User License Agreement

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2 Table of Contents

3 Title Page

4 Copyright

5 Preface to the Third Edition

6 Acknowledgments

7 Begin Reading

8 Appendix

9 Bibliography

10 Index

11 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 2 Plate 2.1“Whites Only”: poster from the 1930s, Texas Plate 2.2Rosie Castro working for the Committee for Barrio Betterment

2 Chapter 3 Plate 3.1Political cartoon from the popular press Plate 3.2Protesters outside the Governor’s Mansion, 2019 Plate 3.3Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the Puerto Rican Day parade, 2019

3 Chapter 4 Plate 4.1Paulina Pedroso Plate 4.2Fidel Castro on a visit to Washington, DC shortly after the January revolution i … Plate 4.3Cuban national celebrating the arrival of President Barack Obama in Cuba, 2016

4 Chapter 5 Plate 5.1First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with the Trujillos, March 1934 Plate 5.2Normandía Maldonado Plate 5.3Dominican Day parade in New York City

5 Chapter 6 Plate 6.1Luisa Moreno

6 Chapter 7 Plate 7.1Protesters speak on the steps of San Francisco City Hall for a “Families Belong …

7 Chapter 8 Plate 8.1President Trump visits the US–Mexico border wall, 2019

1 Chapter 2 Figure 2.1Mexican migration to the United States, 1900–1940 Figure 2.2Mexican migration to the United States, 1955–1980

2 Chapter 3 Figure 3.1Puerto Rican migration to the United States, 1900–2015

3 Chapter 4 Figure 4.1Cuban American partisan affiliation, 1997–2018 Figure 4.2Cuban American support for the US embargo

4 Chapter 5 Figure 5.1Dominicans granted legal permanent residence in the United States, 1931–2018

5 Chapter 7 Figure 7.1American National Election Studies respondents by race, 1948–2016 Figure 7.2Registration in presidential elections as percentage of total adult population, … Figure 7.3Voting in presidential elections as percentage of total adult population, 1980–2 … Figure 7.4Voting in presidential elections as percentage of adult citizen population, 1980 … Figure 7.5Voting in midterm elections as percentage of total adult population, 1978–2018 Figure 7.6Voting in midterm elections as percentage of adult citizen population, 1978–2018 Figure 7.7Overrepresentation and underrepresentation in nonelectoral political activities …

1 Chapter 2 Table 2.1Population growth in states with highest concentration of Mexican Americans

2 Chapter 3 Table 3.1Puerto Rican population by selected states, 2010 and 2018

3 Chapter 6 Table 6.1The Central-American-origin population in the United States, 2018

4 Chapter 7 Table 7.1Age, nativity, income, household, and education for Latinos and total US populat… Table 7.2Age, nativity, income, and education by country of origin Table 7.3Political interest by race in California, 2016 Table 7.4Political efficacy by race in California, 2016 Table 7.5States with highest concentrations of Latino national-origin groups

5 Appendix Table A.1Reported voter registration by race and nativity, 1978–2018 Table A.2Reported voting by race and nativity, 1978–2018 Table A.3Mexican migration to the United States, 1850–2017 Table A.4Net migration to the United States from Puerto Rico, 1900–2015

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