Latino America : how America's most dynamic population is poised to transform the politics of the nation /
Barreto, Matt A.
Latino America : how America's most dynamic population is poised to transform the politics of the nation / Matt Barreto and Gary M. Segura ; with contributions from Elizabeth Bergman, Loren Collingwood, David Damore, Justin Gross, Blanca Flor Guillen, Sylvia Manzano, Adrian Pantoja, Francisco Pedraza, Gabriel Sanchez, and Ali Valenzuela. - First edition. - vi, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index.
Latino America: an introduction -- Part I. Understanding Latinos and their place in the polity -- Unity and diversity -- Ronald Reagan was wrong -- Now you see us, now you don't -- Part II. Latinos at the polls, 2008-2012 -- The 2008 Democratic primary -- November 2008 -- What the GOP victory in 2010 has to say about Latino political power -- A "decisive voting bloc" in 2012 -- Part III. The Latino agenda -- The Prop 187 effect -- Immigration politics and the 2014 election -- Obamacare from the Latino perspective -- Latino environmental attitudes -- Some final thoughts.
9781610395014 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2014015544
Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.
Hispanoamericanos--Política y gobierno.
20150500
United States--Politics and government--2009-
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2009-
002 E 184 / B273l 2014
320.973089
Latino America : how America's most dynamic population is poised to transform the politics of the nation / Matt Barreto and Gary M. Segura ; with contributions from Elizabeth Bergman, Loren Collingwood, David Damore, Justin Gross, Blanca Flor Guillen, Sylvia Manzano, Adrian Pantoja, Francisco Pedraza, Gabriel Sanchez, and Ali Valenzuela. - First edition. - vi, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index.
Latino America: an introduction -- Part I. Understanding Latinos and their place in the polity -- Unity and diversity -- Ronald Reagan was wrong -- Now you see us, now you don't -- Part II. Latinos at the polls, 2008-2012 -- The 2008 Democratic primary -- November 2008 -- What the GOP victory in 2010 has to say about Latino political power -- A "decisive voting bloc" in 2012 -- Part III. The Latino agenda -- The Prop 187 effect -- Immigration politics and the 2014 election -- Obamacare from the Latino perspective -- Latino environmental attitudes -- Some final thoughts.
9781610395014 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2014015544
Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.
Hispanoamericanos--Política y gobierno.
20150500
United States--Politics and government--2009-
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2009-
002 E 184 / B273l 2014
320.973089