Americanizing Latino Politics, Latinoizing American Politics

Using the most extensive and currently available survey opinion data, this book empirically supports the argument that Latinos have emerged as a convergent panethnic political group, beyond the individual national origin identities dating to the time of the 1990 Latino National Political Survey when Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans were treated conceptually as politically distinct groups. Replete with data and supplemented by an extensive online resource, this book offers scholars, students, and sophisticated general readers evidence and inspiration for understanding the dynamics of Latino politics in the U.S. today.

1 Introduction: Latinoizing American Politics 2 Latino Demographic Transformation 3 The Development of Latino Ethnicity 4 Institutionalizing Latino Political Ethnicity 5 Recent Trends in National Origin Differences 6 The Americanization of Latino Political Behavior and Policy Preferences 7 Conclusion: Americanizing Latino Politics 8 The 2018 National Survey of Latinos in the Era of Trump

Rodolfo O. de la Garza was, until his death, Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science, and Professor of International Public Affairs, at Columbia University.

Alan Yang is Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.