02778nam 2200625 450 991046301890332120200520144314.01-59332-744-7(CKB)2670000000493950(EBL)1572850(SSID)ssj0001061146(PQKBManifestationID)11669482(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061146(PQKBWorkID)11098183(PQKB)10287647(MiAaPQ)EBC1572850(Au-PeEL)EBL1572850(CaPaEBR)ebr10815507(OCoLC)865331843(EXLCZ)99267000000049395020130830d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImmigrant political incorporation the role of hometown associations /Rebecca Vonderlack-NavarroEl Paso :LFB Scholarly Publishing,2014.1 online resource (454 p.)The New Americans : recent immigration and American societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-721-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Vonderlack-Novarro examines Chicago's coalition of first-generation Mexican hometown associations and their rocky path towards U.S. political inclusion moving from the mass immigrant marches of 2006 to the U.S. presidential elections of 2008. While hometown associations have been known as transnational organizations influenced by the Mexican government, by 2008 U.S. voting drives were a central strategy. The strategy, however, came with costs: weakening the will to mobilize for marches, internal fragmentation between leaders as they vied for recognition with stronger organizations and governmeNew Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)ImmigrantsUnited StatesSocieties, etcImmigrantsPolitical activityUnited StatesMexicansPolitical activityUnited StatesUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationSocial aspectsMexicoEmigration and immigrationSocial aspectsUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyMexicoEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyElectronic books.ImmigrantsSocieties, etc.ImmigrantsPolitical activityMexicansPolitical activity305.868/073Vonderlack-Navarro Rebecca1976-979197MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463018903321Immigrant political incorporation2232119UNINA