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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788317903321

Titolo

Immigration and the border [[electronic resource] ] : politics and policy in the new Latiino century / / edited by David L. Leal and Jose E. Limon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

0-268-15871-1

0-268-08569-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Collana

Latino perspectives

Altri autori (Persone)

LealDavid L

LimonJose

Disciplina

305.868/073

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Politics and government

Civilization, Hispanic

Latin America Emigration and immigration

United States Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Setting the Stage-Binational Lives""; ""Chapter One: Formal and Informal Institutions in the Construction of Transnational Lives""; ""Chapter Two: Looking North and the Immigrant's Social Imaginary ""; ""Part II: Immigrants and Civic Life""; ""Chapter Three: Latino Immigrants""; ""Chapter Four: The Political Consequences of Latino Immigrant Transnational Ties""; ""Chapter Five: From Naturalized Citizen to Voter""; ""Chapter Six: At Home Abroad?""; ""Part III: Immigration and Public Policy""

""Chapter Seven: U.S. and Mexican Schools as Regulators of Dropout Rates for Chicano Students""""Chapter Eight: Eligibility, Enrollment, Utilization""; ""Chapter Nine: Cultural Sensitivity or Cultural Innovation?""; ""Chapter Ten: Policy Actors and the Immigration Policy Process""; ""Part IV: Political Reactions to Immigration""; ""Chapter Eleven: Rhetoric and Realities""; ""Chapter Twelve: Indecent Proposal?""; ""Chapter Thirteen: Proposition 200 in Arizona""; ""Chapter Fourteen: Are Anti-Immigrant Statements Racist or Nativist?""; ""Part V: Immigrants and Leadership""



""Chapter Fifteen: Latino Youth Activists in the Age of Globalization""""Chapter Sixteen: The Emerging Community Leadership and Transnational Politics of Mexican National Immigrants in New England""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""