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Latino Migrant Civic and Political Participation
A study of the practices of civic engagement and political participation of Latino immigrants in the United States
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The project seeks to document the ways in which Latino and Latin American immigrants are expressing themselves politically and civically in new communities of settlement in the United States and as transnational actors. The significant influence of Latino voters in the 2008 elections reinforces a need to better analyze the evolving phenomenon of immigrant integration, particularly in regions of the country that are historically unaccustomed to assimilating recent Latino populations.
The project seeks to meet a demand for more knowledge on the practices of political participation and civic engagement by Latin American immigrants, either in ways that are directed toward improving community life or influencing politics in the United States, at the local, state, or federal level, or that better represent expressions of civic engagement in countries of origin. This study concentrates on areas of the country that may not be traditional settlement sites for immigrant communities and whose demographic growth makes them compelling for better charting the demography and geography of Latino migrant political participation and its consequences. Currently, this project involves nine U.S. cities: Charlotte, NC; Washington, DC; San Jose, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Omaha, NE; Tucson, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; Fresno, CA; and Chicago, IL.
The project benefits from the generous support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Latino Migrant Civic Engagement
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County Latinos:
Future Demographic and Political Dimensions
Eric Heberlig & Owen Furuseth, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2009
Charlotte: A Welcome Denied
Joyce Deaton, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
Version en español
The Heart of Our Difference: Assessing Racial Tensions in Mecklenburg County
Channing Mathews, Duke University, 2007
D.C.
Local Goes National: Challenges and Opportunities for Latino Immigrants in the Nation's Capital/De Lo Local A Lo Nacional: Desafíos y Oportunidades para los Inmigrantes Latinoamericanos en el Contexto de la Capital de la Nación
Kate Brick, Michael Jones-Correa, and Audrey Singer, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009
Combined bilingual report; Spanish version follows English version
Latinos in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area: Findings from the 2006 Latino National Survey
Michael Jones-Correa, Cornell University, 2007
Latin American Immigrants in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area
Audrey Singer, The Brookings Institution, 2007
Fresno
Latino Immigrant Civic and Political Participation in Fresno and Madera, California
Myrna Martinez Nateras and Eduardo Stanley, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009
Version en español
The Context and Dynamics of Civic and Political Participation Among Latino Immigrants in Fresno County
Edward Kissam, JBS International, 2008
Las Vegas
Latin American Migrants in the Las Vegas Valley: Civic Engagement and Political Participation John P. Tuman, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009
Version en español
Los Angeles
Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote:
Latino Migrant Civic Engagement in L.A.
Gaspar Rivera-Salgado and Veronica Wilson, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009
Version en español
Chicago
Chicago Community Dialogue: A Step Toward Stronger Transnational Collaboration
By Oscar A. Chacon, NALACC, 2007
Community Dialogue on Transnational Activisim
Amy Shannon, 2007
Transnational Perspectives on Migrant Civic and Political Engagement
Judith A. Boruchoff, Roosevelt University, 2007
Historical Perspective on Latino Civic Participation in Chicago
Susan Gzesh, University of Chicago, 2007
Strategies for Immigrant Organizing
Amalia Pallares, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007
Chicago Mexican Hometown Associations and the Confederation of Mexican Federations: Experiences of Binational Civic Participation
Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro, University of Chicago, 2007
Omaha
The Health-Care Debate And Nebraska’s Latino And Immigrant Populations
Lourdes Gouveia and Yuriko Doku, Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) University of Nebraska at Omaha, October 2009
Nebraska’s Immigrant Population: Economic and Fiscal Impacts
Christopher S. Decker, Jerry Deichert, and Lourdes Gouveia, University of Nebraska at Omaha, October 2008
San Jose
Coming Out and Making History: Immigrant Civic Participation in San Jose
Rosario Vital, Editor, El Observador, August 2009
"Invisible No More" Background Papers
Mexican Policy & Émigré Communities in the U.S.
David Ayón, Loyola Marymount University, 2005
Collective Remittances and the 3x1 Program as a Transnational Social Learning Process
Rodolfo García Zamora, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, 2005
Version en español
Mexican Migrant Civic and Political Participation in the U.S.: The Case of Hometown Associations in Los Angeles and Chicago
Xóchitl Bada, Notre Dame University, Luis Escala-Rabadán, Colegio de la Frontera Norte, & Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, New Americans Immigration Museum and Learning Center, 2005
Version en español
Religious Institutions, Actors and Practices: The Construction of Transnational Migrant Organizations and Public Spaces Between Mexico and the United States
Liliana Rivera-Sánchez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2005
Media and Migrant Civil Society
América Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Labor Organizing among Mexican-Born Workers in the U.S.: Recent Trends and Future Prospects
Ruth Milkman, University of California-Los Angeles, 2005
The Political Rights of Mexican Migrants: Opportunities and Challenges
Jesús Martínez Saldaña, Commission on Migration Issues
H. Congreso del Estado de Michoacán, 2005
Version en español
Mexican Migrants and Their Relation to US Latino Civil Society
Michael Jones-Correa,Cornell University, 2005
Mapping Mexican Migrant Civil Society
Jonathan Fox, University of California-Santa Cruz, 2005
Related Papers
Transnational Politics and Civic Engagement: Do Home Country Political Ties Limit Latino Immigrant Pursuit of U.S. Civic Engagement and Citizenship?
Louis DeSipio, University of California-Irvine, 2005
Family and Collective Remittances to Mexico: A Multi-dimensional Typology
Luin Goldring, York University, 2005
Construyendo sociedad civil entre migrantes indígenas
Jonathan Fox, University of California-Santa Cruz & Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, University of California-Los Angeles, 2005
Repensar lo rural ante la globalización: la sociedad civil migrante
Jonathan Fox, University of California-Santa Cruz, 2005
Mexican Hometown Associations (HTA) in New York
Héctor R. Cordero-Guzmán & Victoria Quiroz-Becerra, Baruch College of the City University of New York, 2005
What do Surveys Tell Us About Mexican Migrant Social and Civic Participation?
Robert Suro, Pew Hispanic Center, 2005
Coverage of 2006 Marches
Database: Immigrant Rights Marches, Spring 2006
This database contains press reports of turnout during the spring, 2006 immigrant rights mobilizations is based primarily on the estimates of the major local English language newspapers in each city and town. Where estimates vary, both the lower and higher estimates are cited. Compiled by Xóchitl Bada, Jonathan Fox, Elvia Zazueta, and Ingrid García.
L.A. Gran Marcha 2006
Photo and video coverage of the Gran Marcha of March 25, 2006 in Los Angeles
The Immigration Marches: What Next? (Audio)
National Public Radio, April 2, 2006
Key dates in immigration protest movement
The Associated Press, April 11, 2006
Strategy Sessions Fueled Immigrant Marches
The New York Times, April 12, 2006
Legislative Agenda
Immigration Policy Updates
Immigration policy news and analysis from the National Immigration Forum
Resources on Current Legislation
Status updates and congressional voting records on immigration-related legislation from the National Immigration Forum
Latest Senate Voting News
U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session (2009)
Washington, DC, 2009
Proposed Legislation
Dream Act: Basic Information
Background report from the National Immigration Law Center
The American Dream Act
Text of H. R. 1751 Legislation
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act
Text of S. 729 Legislation
Hearings
Securing the Borders and America's Points of Entry, What Remains to Be Done
Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
Washington, DC, May 20, 2009
Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009, Can We Do It and How?
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Washington, DC, April 30, 2009
Hearing on The Public Safety and Civil Rights Implications of State and Local Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws
House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary
Washington, DC, April 2, 2009
Hearing on Immigration Raids: Postville and Beyond
House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary
Washington, DC, July 24, 2008
Hearing on the Need for Green Cards for Highly Skilled Workers
House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary
Washington, DC, June 12, 2008
Hearing on Electronic Employment Verification Systems: Needed Safeguards to Protect Privacy and Prevent Misuse
House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary
Washington, DC, June 10, 2008
Hearings Archive
Policy & Enforcement
Tied to the Business Cycle: How Immigrants Fare in Good and Bad Economic Times
Migration Policy Institute, November, 2009
Prepared Remarks by Secretary Napolitano on Immigration Reform at the Center for American Progress
Department of Homeland Security, November 13, 2009
Immigrants and Health Care Reform: What’s Really At Stake?
Migration Policy Institute, October 2009
Humanitarian Crisis: Migrant Deaths at the U.S.-Mexico Border
ACLU of San Diego and Mexico’s National Commission of Human Rights, October 2009
New Americans in The Grand Canyon State:
The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Arizona
Immigration Policy Center, September 2009
Immigrant Detention: Can ICE Meet Its Legal Imperatives and Case Management Responsibilities?
Migration Policy Institute, September 2009
"Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform"
CATO Institute, Center for Trade Policy Studies, August 2009
"A Broken System: Confidential Reports Reveal Failures In U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers"
National Immigration Law Center ACLU of Southern California, July 2009
"Aligning Temporary Immigration Visas with US Labor Market Needs: The Case for a New System of Provisional Visas"
Migration Policy Institute, July 2009
"The Next generation of E-Verify: Getting Employment Verification Right"
Migration Policy Institute, July 2009
"Raids On Workers:Destroying Our Rights"
Organized by the National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of 4th Amendment Rights, June, 2009
"Public Opinion Snapshot: Public More Supportive of Immigration Reform"
Center for American Progress, May 26, 2009
"Migrants Count: Five Steps Toward Better Migration Data"
Center for Global Development, May 25, 2009
The Role of Local Police: Striking a Balance Between Immigration Enforcement and Civil Liberties"
Police Foundation, April 2009
Debunking the Myth of "Sanctuary Cities" Community Policing Policies Protect American Communities"
Immigration Policy Center, March 2009
Harnessing the Advantages of Immigration for a 21st-Century Economy
Migration Policy Institute, May 2009
The Role of Local Police: Striking a Balance Between Immigration Enforcement and Civil Liberties
Anita Khashu, Police Foundation, April 2009
State Immigration Project: Policy Options for 2009
Progressive States Network, April 2009
The Obama Opportunity on Immigration Enforcement: Redirect Priorities to Smart Enforcement, Abusive Employers, and Real Border Security
America's Voice, April 2009
The Economics of Immigration Reform: What Legalizing Undocumented Immigrants Would Mean for the U.S. Economy
Immigration Policy Center, April 2009
Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System: Low Confidence, High Exposure
Pew Hispanic Center, April 2009
Immigration Reform: An Intergovernmental Imperative
International City/County Management Association, February 2009
Collateral Damage: An Examination of ICE’s Fugitive Operations Program
Migration Policy Institute, February 2009
Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow
D'Vera Cohn, Jeffrey Passel, Pew Hispanic Center, October 2008
2008 National Survey of Latinos: Hispanics See Their Situation in U.S. Deteriorating; Oppose Key Immigration Enforcement Measures
Mark Hugo Lopez, Susan Minushkin, Pew Hispanic Center, September 2008
Homeward Bound: Recent Immigration Enforcement and the Decline in the Illegal Alien Population
Center for Immigration Studies, July 2008
2007 Enacted State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration
National Conference of State Legislatures, August 2007
Testing the Limits: A Framework for Assessing the Legality of State and Local Immigration Measures
National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007
Mexico - U.S. Migration: A Bi national Approach
Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University, 2007
Integration & Transnationalism
The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood
Pew Hispanic Center, October 7, 2009
Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap
Pew Hispanic Center, October 7, 2009
Hispanics of Mexican Origin in the United States, 2007
Pew Hispanic Center, September 2009
Mexican Immigrants: How Many Come? How Many Leave?
Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn, Pew Hispanic Center, July 2009
Municipal Innovations In Immigrant Integration: Indianapolis Model, 2000-2007 Ricardo Gambetta and Aida Ashouri, National League of Cities, August 2009
Naturalizations in the United States: 2008
Office of Immigration Statistics, DHS March, 2009
Latino Children: A Majority Are U.S.-Born Offspring of Immigrants
Pew Hispanic Center, May 28, 2009
City Practice Brief: Mayoral Immigrant & Latino Affairs Offices
National League of Cities, Spring 2009
A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States
Pew Hispanic Center, April 2009
Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis
Migration Policy Institute, April 2009
Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 2007
Pew Hispanic Center, February 2009
New Americans Vital to Golden State Economy: California's Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are a Political and Economic Powerhouse
Immigration Policy Center, February 2009
Immigrant Latinos and the Recession:Unemployment Rises Sharply Among Latino Immigrants in 2008
Pew Hispanic Center, February 2009
Immigrant Integration in Los Angeles: Strategic Directions for Funders
Program for Environmental and Regional Equity & Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration, University of Southern California, January 2009
A Municipal Action for Immigrant Integration Brief: Citizenship and
Naturalization Programs
National League of Cities, Winter 2009
Record Breaking Number of Immigrants Seek Integration, U.S. Citizenship
Immigration Policy Center, September 2008
Hometown Associations: An Untapped Resource for Immigrant Integration
Migration Policy Institute, July 2008
Los Angeles on the Leading Edge: Immigrant Integration Indicators and Their Policy Implications
Migration Policy Institute, April 2008
Hispanic Immigrants and Citizens in Virginia
Qian Cai, Weldon Cooper Center, February 2008
Fiscal Facts: Tax Contributions of Virginia’s Undocumented Immigrants
Michael Cassidy and Sara Okos
Research on Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Dialogue, October 2007
A First Look at the 2007 Slowdown in Remittances to Mexican States
Migration Policy Institute, September 2007
Explaining the Increase in Remittances to Mexico
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, July/August 2007
Survey of Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States
Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), Inter-American Development Bank, August 2007
Changing Faiths: Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion
Pew Hispanic Center and Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, April 2007
Growing Share of Immigrants Choosing Naturalization
Jeffrey S. Passel, Pew Hispanic Center, March 28, 2007
Becoming U.S. Stakeholders: Legalization and Integration Among Mexican Immigrants And Their Descendants
Frank D. Bean, Susan K. Brown, Mark A. Leach, and James Bachmeier of the University of California, Irvine, Merage Foundation for the American Dream
How Immigrants Affect California Employment and Wages
Giovanni Peri, Public Policy Institute of California, February 2007
Latino National Survey: The Qualitative Nature of Latino Political and Social Life in America
American Political Science Association, February 2007
Migrant Hometown Associations and Opportunities for Development: A Global Perspective
Migration Policy Institute, February 2007
The ESL Logjam: Waiting Times for Adult ESL Classes and the Impact on English Learners
NALEO, Oct. 2006
Latino Electoral Participation
The New Constituents: How Latino Population Growth Will Shape Congressional Apportionment After the 2010 Census
NDN, November 17, 2009
Prince William County Case Study: Immigrants, Politics, and Local Response in Suburban Washington
Brookings Institution, February 2009
2008 Ya Es Hora Voter Forum Report
Ya Es Hora Campaign
The Hispanic Vote in the 2008 Election
Pew Hispanic Center, November 2008
The New American Electorate: The Growing Political Power of Immigrants and Their Children
Migration Policy Institute, October 2008
Latin American Migrants in the Las Vegas Valley: Civic Organizations, Political Participation and Challenges Facing Migrants
Institute for Latin American Studies, University of Nevada- Las Vegas, September 2007
Hispanics and the 2006 Election
Pew Hispanic Center, October 2006
Voting Atlas of Mexican Voters Living Abroad, 2005-2006 (In Spanish)
Mexican Federal Electoral Institute, July 2006
International & Comparative Analyses
The Recession and Migration: Alternative Scenarios
International Migration Institute, University of Oxford, 2009
The Transit State: A Comparative Analysis of Mexican and Moroccan Immigration Policies
Center for Comparative Immigration Immigration Studies, University of California-San Diego,June 2007
Findings: Conference on Latin American Migrant Communities (In Spanish)
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, May 2007
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General Immigration Policy Organizations
America's Voice
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Center for American Progress
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
National Immigration Forum
National Immigration Law Center
Rights Working Group
State and Local Grassroots Organizations
Asociación Tepeyac de Nueva York
Asociacion Mundial de Mexicanos en el Exterior (AMME)
Centro de la Comunidad Mexicana de Nueva York
Federación de Clubes Zacatecanos del Sur de California
Comite San Jose de los Reynoso-Chicago
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
Federación Guanajuatense del Sur de California
Labor Organizations
Immigrant Worker Program, AFL-CIO
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
UNITE HERE
Business Organizations
Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC)
ImmigrationWorks USA
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Faith-Based Organizations
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Latino Organizations
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
National Alliance of Latin American & Caribbean Communities (NALACC)
National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Academic Institutions/Information Sources
The Office of Latino/Latin American Studies of the Great Plains (OLLAS), University of Nebraska, Omaha
Center for Migration and Development, Princeton University
Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies, University of California, San Diego
Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University
Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico
Center of Research on Latin America and the Caribbean, York University
Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies, University of South Carolina
Department of Chicano and Latino Studies, University of California, Irivine
Department of Black and Hispanic Studies, Baruch College, CUNY
Department of Latin American & Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Immigration Policy Center's Immigration OnPoint
International Migration Institute, University of Oxford
Mexican Migration Project, Princeton University
Migration Policy Institute
Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame
PEW Hispanic Center
Red Internacional de Migración y Desarrollo
The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego
Media
La Opinión Digital: Noticias en Español para EU y el Mundo
Lazos: News from U.S. and Mexican Press about Mexicans in the United States
Radio Bilingue
Other Sources
Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (IME), Government of Mexico
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