Rodolfo O De La Garza
Biographic Data
| ID | 172382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rodolfo O De La Garza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rodolfo |
| FAMILY NAME | O De La Garza |
| SIGNATURE | DE LA GARZA R O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 51 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 407 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 50 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
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…
Latino Voices: Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban Perspectives on American Politics
This book provides basic information about the political values, attitudes and behaviors of Mexican-, Puerto Rican-, and Cuban-origin populations in the United States. It describes the extent to which U.S. citizens of Hispanic origins hold particular views and participate in specific activities
Latino Politics: A Futuristic View
This chapter examines the endogenous factors that will affect future Latino political power and that they can directly influence. The principal endogenous factors include Latino organizations, naturalization and the political incorporation of immigrants, development of a pan-national origin identity, relations with blacks, and patterns of electoral participation. Although Latino organizations did influence key aspects of the Immigration Reform an…
Americanizing Latinos, Latinoizing America: The Political Consequences of Latino Incorporation
Objective Because of the increased attention Democrats and Republicans are paying to the Latino vote, both parties may find it necessary to change their platforms and rhetoric to appeal to Latino policy preferences. This research examines the impact of Americanization on Latino policy preferences. Methods Using data from the 2006 Latino National Survey, we create a continuous scale that measures the extent to which Latinos have Americanized, that…
U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century: Making Americans, Remaking America
Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics
Journal Article Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics Get access Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics by Ricardo Ramírez. Charlottesville, University of Virginia Press, 2013. 192 pp. Cloth, $29.50; paper, $24.50. Rodolfo O. De La Garza Rodolfo O. De La Garza Columbia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Go…
Language Dominance, Bilingualism, and Latino Political Participation in the United States
ALTHOUGH APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF the Latino electorate in the United States is Spanish speaking (bilingual or Spanish dominant),1 the independent impact of this demographic characteristic on voting and on participation in nonvoting campaign-related activities has been ignored by analysts and political activists alike. The objective of this article is to contribute to filling this void. Specifically, the article theorizes that non-English-domi…
Latinos in the New Millenium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences
Journal Article Latinos in the New Millenium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences Get access Latinos in the New Millenium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences by Luis Fraga, John A. Garcia, Rodney E. Hero, Michael Jones-Correa, Valerie Martinez-Ebbers, and Gary Segura. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2012. 448 pp. Paper, $36.99. Rodolfo O. De La Garza Rodolfo O. De La Garza Columbia University Search …
New Immigrant Communities: Finding a Place in Local Politics by Kristi Andersen
Journal Article New Immigrant Communities: Finding a Place in Local Politics by Kristi Andersen Get access New Immigrant Communities: Finding a Place in Local Politics by Kristi Andersen. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2010. 133 pp. $45.00. Rodolfo O. de la Garza Rodolfo O. de la Garza Columbia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 127, Issue 1, Spring 2012,…
Why the Giant Sleeps So Deeply: Political Consequences of Individual‐Level L atino Demographics
Objectives We seek to examine what common characteristics L atino voters share distinctively from nonvoting L atinos and how they differ from those of non‐ L atino voters. Methods We use the method of classification tree to find what variables best describe the shared characteristics of L atino and non‐ L atino voters. Results The results indicate that age, the strength of partisanship, and the level of education characterize both L atino and non…
Newcomers, Outsiders and Insiders: Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-First Century by Ronald Schmidt Sr., Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, Andrew L. Aoki, and Rodney Hero
Journal Article Newcomers, Outsiders and Insiders: Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-First Century by Ronald Schmidt Sr., Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, Andrew L. Aoki, and Rodney Hero Get access Newcomers, Outsiders and Insiders: Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-First Centuryby Ronald Schmidt, Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, Andrew L. Aoki, and Rodney Hero. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2009. 33…
Neither Walls Nor Open Borders: A New Approach to Immigration Reform
such as closing the border or allowing the status quo to continue?offer (at best) pyr rhic solutions, and that it is possible to influ ence immigration and mediate its effects through new policies that address all major facets of the problem. It is also essential to recognize that immigration significantly affects virtually all key aspects of society? the nations demography, economy, culture, and politics?in ways that generate poten tially unbrid…
Beyond the Barrio: Latinos in the 2004 Elections
Get Me to the Polls on Time: Coethnic Mobilization and Latino Turnout
Until recently, Latinos were nearly invisible on the national political scene, garnering little attention from political parties, candidates, and scholars alike. Much has changed in the last several decades, and Latinos are now the largest minority group in the country, making up more than 12 percent of the U.S. population. With a steady stream of immigrants from Mexico and Latin America, the proportion of Latinos is expected to more than double …
Latinos, Immigration, and the 2006 Midterm Elections
The 2006 election will best be remembered for returning Democrats to power in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. By almost any metric, November 7 was a bad day for the Republicans. After 12 years of Republican majorities, the Democrats picked up 31 seats in the House and six in the Senate. While significant GOP losses were expected, the results on Election Day were essentially the best case scenario for the Democrats
Are Latinos Republicans But Just Don’t Know It: The Latino Vote in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential Elections
Every 4 years, during election season, we witness continuously growing appeals from Democrats and Republicans to the Latino electorate with the purpose of gaining enough of their vote to tilt the election to their respective advantage. Although Latinos regularly vote Democratic, Republicans assume that because of their continuing upward mobility and long-standing social conservatism, Latinos are in fact Republicans but just don’t know it yet. In …
The Latino Vote in the 2004 Election
In presidential elections over the last several decades, observers have noticed two patterns involving Latinos. The first, according to DeSipio and de la Garza (2002, 398), is that “With each presidential election, the media and the punditocracy discover Latinos anew.” As Jorge Ramos (2004) pointed out, “Without fail every four years, many politicians in the United States rediscover Latinos, only to forget them all over again for the next three y…
Latino Politics
This review addresses key issues in the study of Latino politics. Foremost among these is the question of low voter turnout. Such factors as income, education, nativity, religion, political party, organizational involvement, neighborhood composition, ethnic attachments, and mobilization of Hispanic turnout have a limited impact on Hispanic votes. I suggest that this is due to differences in the political socialization of Latinos and Anglos. The r…
The Impact of Ethnicity and Socialization on Definitions of Democracy: The Case of Mexican Americans and Mexicans
This paper argues that Mexican American views of democracy differ significantly from those of Mexicans because of their exposure to the political institutions and culture of the United States. Our results vindicate Diamond's claim that there is no better way of developing the values, skills, and commitments of democratic citizenship than through direct experience with democracy (Diamond 1999). Equally significant is that the study demonstrates th…
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration by Douglas S. Massey, Jorge Durand, and Nolan J. Malone
Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the “Illegal Alien” and the Making of the U.S.—Mexico Boundary
Journal Article Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the “Illegal Alien” and the Making of the U.S.—Mexico Boundary: Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration Get access Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the “Illegal Alien” and the Making of the U.S.—Mexico Boundary by Joseph Nevins. New York, Routledge, 2002. 286 pp. Paper, $17.95Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration by…
A satisfied clientele seeking more diverse services: Latinos and the courts
This article assesses Latino views of the court system, both of their beliefs about the courts and their experiences with the courts. Relying primarily on the Latino over‐sample of the National Center for State Courts (2000) survey of public attitudes toward the courts, we evaluate three aspects of the Latino–judicial relationship. First, we measure whether there are differences between Latino and non‐Latino views of the courts. Second, we assess…
Latinos and U.S. Foreign Policy: Representing the Homeland
Part 1 Latinos and the National Interest Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Latinos and Foreign Policymaking Chapter 4 Foreign Policy Perspectives of Hispanic Elites Chapter 5 Ties and Ethnic Part 6 Home Country Responses to Family Ties and Ethnic Lobbies Chapter 7 The Exceptionality of Colombians Chapter 8 The Political Role of Dominicans Residing in th United States Chapter 9 El Salvador's Relations with Salvadoran Emigrants Chapter 10 Relations wit…
Examining Latino Turnout in 1996: A Three-State, Validated Survey Approach
As Latino populations in the United States increase, accurately characterizing their turnout is central to understanding how the post-New Deal party system will evolve. Yet we presently have little data on either their turnout or the dynamic by which such participation occurs. We estimate Latino voting rates in the 1996 presidential election by validating selfreported turnout from a post-election survey of Latinos in California, Florida, and Texa…
At the Crossroads: Mexican Migration and U.S. Policy
The 10 chapters in this book by various authors examine aspects of the migration flow between Mexico and the United States and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the various policy options open to both governments that might influence this migration. (ANNOTATION)
Examining Latino Turnout in 1996: A Three-State, Validated Survey Approach
As Latino populations in the United States increase, accurately characterizing their turnout is central to understanding how the post-New Deal party system will evolve. Yet we presently have little data on either their turnout or the dynamic by which such participation occurs. We estimate Latino voting rates in the 1996 presidential election by validating selfreported turnout from a post-election survey of Latinos in California, Florida, and Texa…
Will The Real Americans Please Stand Up: Anglo and Mexican-American Support of Core American Political Values
This study analyzes the extent to which Mexican ethnicity explains whatever differences may exist in the support Anglos (white non-Latinos) and Mexicans express for two core values patriotism and economic individualism. Citizens define a good American as one who is patriotic and defends the nation against its critics. Patriotisms continued centrality to national political life was most recently evidenced in 1992 in the efforts of a moribund Bush …
Latino Politics
This review addresses key issues in the study of Latino politics. Foremost among these is the question of low voter turnout. Such factors as income, education, nativity, religion, political party, organizational involvement, neighborhood composition, ethnic attachments, and mobilization of Hispanic turnout have a limited impact on Hispanic votes. I suggest that this is due to differences in the political socialization of Latinos and Anglos. The r…
Are Latinos Republicans But Just Don’t Know It: The Latino Vote in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential Elections
Every 4 years, during election season, we witness continuously growing appeals from Democrats and Republicans to the Latino electorate with the purpose of gaining enough of their vote to tilt the election to their respective advantage. Although Latinos regularly vote Democratic, Republicans assume that because of their continuing upward mobility and long-standing social conservatism, Latinos are in fact Republicans but just don’t know it yet. In …
The Latino Vote in the 2004 Election
In presidential elections over the last several decades, observers have noticed two patterns involving Latinos. The first, according to DeSipio and de la Garza (2002, 398), is that “With each presidential election, the media and the punditocracy discover Latinos anew.” As Jorge Ramos (2004) pointed out, “Without fail every four years, many politicians in the United States rediscover Latinos, only to forget them all over again for the next three y…
Interests Not Passions: Mexican-American Attitudes toward Mexico, Immigration from Mexico, and Other Issues Shaping U.S.-Mexico Relations
Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the “Illegal Alien” and the Making of the U.S.—Mexico Boundary
Journal Article Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the “Illegal Alien” and the Making of the U.S.—Mexico Boundary: Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration Get access Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the “Illegal Alien” and the Making of the U.S.—Mexico Boundary by Joseph Nevins. New York, Routledge, 2002. 286 pp. Paper, $17.95Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration by…
Mobilizing the Mexican Immigrant: The Role of Mexican-American Organizations
Mv j -IDWAY through the 1980s, it is clear that the Mexican-origin population will have a growing role in the American political system. Yet a sizable proportion of this growing Mexican-origin community is foreign born (approximately 30 percent). This segment, permanent resident aliens and undocumented immigrants, totals almost 6 million persons (Passel et al. 1983; U.S. Census 1984) which could translate into an expanding political capital for M…
Interests Not Passions: Mexican-American Attitudes toward Mexico, Immigration from Mexico, and Other Issues Shaping U.S.-Mexico Relations
As Mexico has become more significant to the United States in the past decade, political leaders on both sides of the border have raised questions regarding the role that the Mexican-origin population of the United States will play in U.S.-Mexico relations. Will they become, as many Americans fear and Mexican officials hope, an ethnic lobby mobilized around policy issues affecting Mexico? Or will they abandon home-country political interests whil…
Latinos, Immigration, and the 2006 Midterm Elections
The 2006 election will best be remembered for returning Democrats to power in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. By almost any metric, November 7 was a bad day for the Republicans. After 12 years of Republican majorities, the Democrats picked up 31 seats in the House and six in the Senate. While significant GOP losses were expected, the results on Election Day were essentially the best case scenario for the Democrats
Americanizing Latinos, Latinoizing America: The Political Consequences of Latino Incorporation
Objective Because of the increased attention Democrats and Republicans are paying to the Latino vote, both parties may find it necessary to change their platforms and rhetoric to appeal to Latino policy preferences. This research examines the impact of Americanization on Latino policy preferences. Methods Using data from the 2006 Latino National Survey, we create a continuous scale that measures the extent to which Latinos have Americanized, that…
The Impact of Ethnicity and Socialization on Definitions of Democracy: The Case of Mexican Americans and Mexicans
This paper argues that Mexican American views of democracy differ significantly from those of Mexicans because of their exposure to the political institutions and culture of the United States. Our results vindicate Diamond's claim that there is no better way of developing the values, skills, and commitments of democratic citizenship than through direct experience with democracy (Diamond 1999). Equally significant is that the study demonstrates th…
Latinos and U.S. Foreign Policy: Representing the Homeland
Part 1 Latinos and the National Interest Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Latinos and Foreign Policymaking Chapter 4 Foreign Policy Perspectives of Hispanic Elites Chapter 5 Ties and Ethnic Part 6 Home Country Responses to Family Ties and Ethnic Lobbies Chapter 7 The Exceptionality of Colombians Chapter 8 The Political Role of Dominicans Residing in th United States Chapter 9 El Salvador's Relations with Salvadoran Emigrants Chapter 10 Relations wit…
Latinos in the New Millenium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences
Journal Article Latinos in the New Millenium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences Get access Latinos in the New Millenium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences by Luis Fraga, John A. Garcia, Rodney E. Hero, Michael Jones-Correa, Valerie Martinez-Ebbers, and Gary Segura. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2012. 448 pp. Paper, $36.99. Rodolfo O. De La Garza Rodolfo O. De La Garza Columbia University Search …
Language Dominance, Bilingualism, and Latino Political Participation in the United States
ALTHOUGH APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF the Latino electorate in the United States is Spanish speaking (bilingual or Spanish dominant),1 the independent impact of this demographic characteristic on voting and on participation in nonvoting campaign-related activities has been ignored by analysts and political activists alike. The objective of this article is to contribute to filling this void. Specifically, the article theorizes that non-English-domi…
At the Crossroads: Mexican Migration and U.S. Policy
The 10 chapters in this book by various authors examine aspects of the migration flow between Mexico and the United States and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the various policy options open to both governments that might influence this migration. (ANNOTATION)
Alive and Kicking: Municipal Affirmative Action Policy in Texas Cities, 1980s–1990s
This article evaluates the impact of opposition originating at the national level on affirmative action policies in 13 Texas cities in the late 1980s and early 1990s. We find that increased national hostility to affirmative action in hiring and contracting has had little effect on the content and strength of affirmative action programs in Texas municipalities. In fact, most programs have been maintained or strengthened since the 1980s. However, t…
Studying Latino Politics: The Development of the Latino National Political Survey
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Illegal aliens and census counts
Texas Land Grants and Chicano-Mexican Relations: A Case Study
Some scholars have argued that because of cultural bonds, Chicano political leaders and Mexican government officials share interests and will join forces in a general alliance.' We challenge that position because we believe that it equates Chicano attachments to Mexican cultural values and Chicano concern for the plight of undocumented workers with a broad support and interest in Mexican issues Furthermore, it overstates the degree to which Chica…
Chicanos and U. S. Foreign Policy: The Future of Chicano-Mexican Relations
Chicanos and Native Americans: The Territorial Minorities
Chicanos and U. S. Foreign Policy: The Future of Chicano-Mexican Relations
Chicanos and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Future of Chicano-Mexican Relations
Mobilizing the Mexican Immigrant: The Role of Mexican-American Organizations
Mv j -IDWAY through the 1980s, it is clear that the Mexican-origin population will have a growing role in the American political system. Yet a sizable proportion of this growing Mexican-origin community is foreign born (approximately 30 percent). This segment, permanent resident aliens and undocumented immigrants, totals almost 6 million persons (Passel et al. 1983; U.S. Census 1984) which could translate into an expanding political capital for M…
The Mexican American Experience: An Interdisciplinary Anthology
A Department of Science and Technology
Mexican Immigrants and Mexican Americans: An Evolving Relation
This collection of papers by various authors is a result of a conference entitled The Impact of Mexican Immigration on Chicano Population of United States held at University of Texas at Austin in October 1982. The focus of papers is on relationships between three related but separate population groups: Mexican Americans Mexican-born legal immigrants and illegal immigrants from Mexico. Consideration is given to the absolute and relative numbers of…
Texas Land Grants and Chicano-Mexican Relations: A Case Study
Some scholars have argued that because of cultural bonds, Chicano political leaders and Mexican government officials share interests and will join forces in a general alliance.' We challenge that position because we believe that it equates Chicano attachments to Mexican cultural values and Chicano concern for the plight of undocumented workers with a broad support and interest in Mexican issues Furthermore, it overstates the degree to which Chica…
Mexican Immigrants and Mexicans: An Evolving Relation
Illegal aliens and census counts
Studying Latino Politics: The Development of the Latino National Political Survey
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Migration and Politics. Thad A. Brown
Paisanos, pochos o aliados políticos
El proposito de este trabajo es analizar el desarrollo de las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Mexico y evaluar sus implicaciones para el papel que tendran en el futuro los chicanos en el diseno y aplicacion de las politicas que norman estas relaciones. Se revisan los vinculos entre la poblacion de origen mexicano en Estados Unidos, el gobierno mexicano y los propios mexicanos. Se presenta una sintesis historica de esta relacion, se examina el d…
Reconceptualizing Mexican American Politics
Inside the State: The Bracero Program, Immigration, and the I.N.S
Do "Latinos" Exist
Barrio Ballots: Latino Politics in the 1990 Elections
Ethnic Ironies: Latino Politics In The 1992 Elections
Ethnic Ironies describes the role of Latino electorates in national- and state-level politics during the 1992 elections. The book examines Latino politics from the top down - looking at the efforts of candidates and campaigns to speak to Latino concerns and to mobilize Latino voters - and from the bottom upreviewing the efforts of Latinos to win electoral office and to influence electoral outcomes
The Politics of Economic Restructuring: State-Society Relations and Regime Change in Mexico
Rapid economic restructuring during the 1980s and early 1990s had major consequences for state-society relations in Mexico. The de la Madrid and Salinas administrations broke decisively with post-1940 import-substituting development policies by promoting an economic strategy based on the privatization of state-owned firms, systematic market liberalization, and international economic opening. These changes significantly redefined the state's role …
Will The Real Americans Please Stand Up: Anglo and Mexican-American Support of Core American Political Values
This study analyzes the extent to which Mexican ethnicity explains whatever differences may exist in the support Anglos (white non-Latinos) and Mexicans express for two core values patriotism and economic individualism. Citizens define a good American as one who is patriotic and defends the nation against its critics. Patriotisms continued centrality to national political life was most recently evidenced in 1992 in the efforts of a moribund Bush …
Los Dos Mundos: Rural Mexican Americans, Another America
Interests Not Passions: Mexican-American Attitudes toward Mexico, Immigration from Mexico, and Other Issues Shaping U.S.-Mexico Relations
Interests Not Passions: Mexican-American Attitudes toward Mexico, Immigration from Mexico, and Other Issues Shaping U.S.-Mexico Relations
As Mexico has become more significant to the United States in the past decade, political leaders on both sides of the border have raised questions regarding the role that the Mexican-origin population of the United States will play in U.S.-Mexico relations. Will they become, as many Americans fear and Mexican officials hope, an ethnic lobby mobilized around policy issues affecting Mexico? Or will they abandon home-country political interests whil…
At the Crossroads: Mexico and U.S. Immigration Policy
At the Crossroads: Mexican Migration and U.S. Policy
The 10 chapters in this book by various authors examine aspects of the migration flow between Mexico and the United States and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the various policy options open to both governments that might influence this migration. (ANNOTATION)
Political science (48 works) · Sociology (34 works) · Law (32 works) · Politics (30 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (26 works) · Law (18 works) · Economics (17 works) · Immigration (15 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (12 works) · Ethnic group (12 works)