Silent Victims No More?: Moral Indignation and the Potential for Latino Political Mobilization in Defense of Immigrants

Aldana, Raquel

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Silent Victims No More?: Moral Indignation and the Potential for Latino Political Mobilization in Defense of Immigrants

Raquel E. Aldana

University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law

June 16, 2008

Houston Law Review, Vol. 45, p. 73, 2008
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-25

Abstract:
This article examines how and whether immigration issues will influence Latino political electoral and non-electoral participation. The article analyzes data on Latino political participation patterns and predictions on how the current immigration debate may alter these patterns. It also examines social science literature on the factors that influence Latino political participation and the benefits of non-electoral engagement.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 26

Keywords: Political Participation and Latinos, Immigration

JEL Classification: D72, K33

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Date posted: June 16, 2008 ; Last revised: February 27, 2010

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Aldana, Raquel E., Silent Victims No More?: Moral Indignation and the Potential for Latino Political Mobilization in Defense of Immigrants (June 16, 2008). Houston Law Review, Vol. 45, p. 73, 2008; UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-25. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1146564

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