Hispanics Today 2003 - Cultural Loyalties vs Political Commitments: Latino Immigrants and American Politics
Overall, our results suggest that Latino immigrant engagement with U.S. politics is wll established. Few immigrants are primarely involved in HC political and cultural activities. Instead a vast majority is simultaneously concerned with home country and U.S. public affairs. More significantly, very few immigrants are solely involved with cultural and political activities of the home country. This pattern surely is conductive to their engaging American society. This is true if immigrants experience discrimination. Thus, if Latinos remain apart from mainstream society, it is because they are denied full and equal access rather than because of their commitment to their new home.
Overall, then, there is no basis to allegations that Latinos refuse to join U.S. society. To the contrary, they are following the long established paths of earlier immigrants. This conclusion may deflate the exaggerated but harmless boasting that bubbles up as Latinos become increasingly visible and important to society. this is a minor price if it also contributes to quieting the bigoted charges that are still voiced by too many "Americans."
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4/28/2003 |
Rodolfo de la Garza
Jeronimo Cortina |
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