New Race Politics in America: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Politics

by Edited by Jane Junn , Kerry L. Haynie

• ISBN13: 9780521854276
• ISBN10: 052185427X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-05
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Foreign migration to the United States is dramatically altering the demographic profile of the American electorate. Nearly a third of all Americans are of non-white and non-European descent. Latinos and Hispanics have recently eclipsed African Americans as the largest minority group in the United States. Between 1990 and 2000, Asians doubled the size of their population to more than 4 percent of Americans. Though immigration has altered the racial and ethnic composition of every state in the nation, surprisingly little is known about the consequences of this new heterogeneity for American politics. This book explores the impact and political consequences of immigration. After considering the organizations that mobilize new citizens to politics, the authors examine the political psychology of group consciousness for political mobilization. Finally, they consider the emerging patterns and choices of new voters.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
New Race Politics: The Changing Face of the American Electroal Landscape	p. 1
In Whose Interest? Political Parties, Context, and the Incorporation of Immigrants	p. 17
Beyond Black and White: The Experiences and Effects of Economic Status among Racial and Ethnic Minorities	p. 39
Activity amid Diversity: Asian American Political Participation	p. 70
Get Me to the Polls on Time: Coethnic Mobilization and Latino Turnout	p. 95
Se Habla Espanol: Ethnic Campaign Strategies and Latino Voting Behavior	p. 114
Structuring Group Activism: A Macro Model of Black Participation	p. 130
Black Elites and Latino Immigrant Relations in a Southern City: Do Black Elites and the Black Masses Agree?	p. 145
Understanding the New Race Politics: Conclusions and Challenges	p. 166
References	p. 175
Index	p. 193
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