Chris Zepeda‐millán
Biographic Data
| ID | 4372331 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Zepeda‐millán |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Zepeda‐millán |
| SIGNATURE | MILLÁN C Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 207 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Walls, Cages, and Family Separation
US immigration policy has deeply racist roots. From his rhetoric to his policies, President Donald Trump has continued this tradition, most notoriously through his border wall, migrant family separation, and child detention measures. But who exactly supports these practices and what factors drive their opinions? Our research reveals that racial attitudes are fundamental to understanding who backs the president's most punitive immigration policies…
Do Latinos still support immigrant rights activism? Examining Latino attitudes a decade after the 2006 protest wave
The historic and primarily Latino 2006 immigrant rights protest wave occurred in response to proposed federal anti-immigrant legislation (H.R. 4437). Research on the unprecedented series of demonstrations suggests that the draconian and racialized nature of the bill helps explain why it incited large-scale collective action. Utilising a new survey with a considerable oversample of Latino respondents, the 2016 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Electi…
Mobilizing for Immigrant and Latino Rights under Trump
President Trump has targeted the immigrant community more openly, directly, and often than any other segment of the Resistance. Accordingly, this chapter examines some of the ways the 2016 election has impacted immigrant rights activism. Because nativist actions have a disparate effect on both US- and foreign-born Latinos, it pays particular attention to this racialized group’s current support for contentious politics on behalf of the foreign bor…
Latino Mass Mobilization
In the spring of 2006, millions of Latinos across the country participated in the largest civil rights demonstrations in American history. In this timely and highly anticipated book, Chris Zepeda-Millán analyzes the background, course, and impacts of this unprecedented wave of protests, highlighting their unique local, national, and demographic dynamics. He finds that because of the particular ways the issue of immigrant illegality was racialized…
Political Effects of Having Undocumented Parents
The current US undocumented population is large and settled. As a result, millions of US-born citizens are growing up with undocumented parents or siblings. In this paper, we use original survey data to study the politics of the US-citizen offspring of undocumented migrants. We test theories of parental political socialization, which imply that having undocumented parents may have chilling effects on political engagement. We also test theories of…
The Impact of Large‐Scale Collective Action on Latino Perceptions of Commonality and Competition with African Americans
Objectives To evaluate the impact of protests on Latinos' perceptions of commonality and competition with African Americans. We hypothesize that the reinforcement and politicization of in‐group identities leads to greater identification and sense of commonality with other marginalized racial/ethnic groups. Methods This study utilizes geocoded Latino National Survey data combined with an expanded protest event data set to estimate the effect of te…
Weapons of the (Not So) Weak
Survey research shows that foreign-born Latinos in the USA are among the least likely to participate in political activism. Yet during the spring of 2006, up to five million (mostly Latino) immigrants and their allies took part in a historic national protest wave. This article examines how nativist legislation can spark immigrant large-scale collective action in an unexpected location. The case of Fort Myers, FL illustrates the cognitive mechanis…
Mass Deportations and the Future of Latino Partisanship
Objective The U.S. government continues to deport large numbers of undocumented Latino immigrants. We address the likely effects of these policies on Latino partisanship. Methods We use a survey experiment to test the effects of information about mass deportations on partisan evaluations among young second‐generation Latinos. Results Young U.S.‐born Latinos view the Democratic Party as less welcoming when informed that deportations have been high…
Surviving, Resisting, and Thriving [?] in the Ivy League
Remarks shared at the Chicana/o-Latina/o Law Review symposium, “Un/Masking Power: The Past, Present, and Future of Marginal Identities in Legal Academia
Perceptions of Threat, Demographic Diversity, and the Framing of Illegality
This article uses the case New York City to examine why certain immigrant groups participated in the 2006 protest wave more than others and why the city mobilized less compared with other major immigrant metropolises. The findings indicate that certain immigrant groups participated more than others because of how the issue of “illegal immigration” was racialized and framed by the media, and because of the disproportionate impact the proposed legi…
Spatial and Temporal Proximity
This article utilizes data from the Latino National Survey (2006) to analyze temporal and spatial variation in the effects of the immigrant rights marches in 2006 on Latino attitudes towards trust in government and self‐efficacy. Using a unique protest dataset, we examine the effects of proximity and scale by mapping respondents’ specific geographic location against the location of the marches as well as size of the protests using Geographic Info…
Racialization in times of contention
This paper examines the effects of the 2006 immigrant rights protests on the strength of Latino racial identity. Utilizing the 2006 Latino National Survey and an original protest event data set, we test whether Latino perceptions of racialization changed during the series of demonstrations. We treat the marches temporally as a quasi-natural experiment to explore changes in Latino attitudes regarding their racial identities before, during, and aft…
Migrante Mobilization in El Nuevo South
Additional informationNotes on contributorsChris Zepeda-MillánChris Zepeda-Millán is a scholar-activist and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government at Cornell University. His research focuses on social movements, immigration, and race and ethnic politics. He has been active in various social movements, ranging from the Zapatista to the immigrant rights movement
Spatial and Temporal Proximity
This article utilizes data from the Latino National Survey (2006) to analyze temporal and spatial variation in the effects of the immigrant rights marches in 2006 on Latino attitudes towards trust in government and self‐efficacy. Using a unique protest dataset, we examine the effects of proximity and scale by mapping respondents’ specific geographic location against the location of the marches as well as size of the protests using Geographic Info…
Racialization in times of contention
This paper examines the effects of the 2006 immigrant rights protests on the strength of Latino racial identity. Utilizing the 2006 Latino National Survey and an original protest event data set, we test whether Latino perceptions of racialization changed during the series of demonstrations. We treat the marches temporally as a quasi-natural experiment to explore changes in Latino attitudes regarding their racial identities before, during, and aft…
Perceptions of Threat, Demographic Diversity, and the Framing of Illegality
This article uses the case New York City to examine why certain immigrant groups participated in the 2006 protest wave more than others and why the city mobilized less compared with other major immigrant metropolises. The findings indicate that certain immigrant groups participated more than others because of how the issue of “illegal immigration” was racialized and framed by the media, and because of the disproportionate impact the proposed legi…
Weapons of the (Not So) Weak
Survey research shows that foreign-born Latinos in the USA are among the least likely to participate in political activism. Yet during the spring of 2006, up to five million (mostly Latino) immigrants and their allies took part in a historic national protest wave. This article examines how nativist legislation can spark immigrant large-scale collective action in an unexpected location. The case of Fort Myers, FL illustrates the cognitive mechanis…
Political Effects of Having Undocumented Parents
The current US undocumented population is large and settled. As a result, millions of US-born citizens are growing up with undocumented parents or siblings. In this paper, we use original survey data to study the politics of the US-citizen offspring of undocumented migrants. We test theories of parental political socialization, which imply that having undocumented parents may have chilling effects on political engagement. We also test theories of…
The Impact of Large‐Scale Collective Action on Latino Perceptions of Commonality and Competition with African Americans
Objectives To evaluate the impact of protests on Latinos' perceptions of commonality and competition with African Americans. We hypothesize that the reinforcement and politicization of in‐group identities leads to greater identification and sense of commonality with other marginalized racial/ethnic groups. Methods This study utilizes geocoded Latino National Survey data combined with an expanded protest event data set to estimate the effect of te…
Mass Deportations and the Future of Latino Partisanship
Objective The U.S. government continues to deport large numbers of undocumented Latino immigrants. We address the likely effects of these policies on Latino partisanship. Methods We use a survey experiment to test the effects of information about mass deportations on partisan evaluations among young second‐generation Latinos. Results Young U.S.‐born Latinos view the Democratic Party as less welcoming when informed that deportations have been high…
Do Latinos still support immigrant rights activism? Examining Latino attitudes a decade after the 2006 protest wave
The historic and primarily Latino 2006 immigrant rights protest wave occurred in response to proposed federal anti-immigrant legislation (H.R. 4437). Research on the unprecedented series of demonstrations suggests that the draconian and racialized nature of the bill helps explain why it incited large-scale collective action. Utilising a new survey with a considerable oversample of Latino respondents, the 2016 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Electi…
Migrante Mobilization in El Nuevo South
Additional informationNotes on contributorsChris Zepeda-MillánChris Zepeda-Millán is a scholar-activist and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government at Cornell University. His research focuses on social movements, immigration, and race and ethnic politics. He has been active in various social movements, ranging from the Zapatista to the immigrant rights movement
Racialization in times of contention
This paper examines the effects of the 2006 immigrant rights protests on the strength of Latino racial identity. Utilizing the 2006 Latino National Survey and an original protest event data set, we test whether Latino perceptions of racialization changed during the series of demonstrations. We treat the marches temporally as a quasi-natural experiment to explore changes in Latino attitudes regarding their racial identities before, during, and aft…
Surviving, Resisting, and Thriving [?] in the Ivy League
Remarks shared at the Chicana/o-Latina/o Law Review symposium, “Un/Masking Power: The Past, Present, and Future of Marginal Identities in Legal Academia
Perceptions of Threat, Demographic Diversity, and the Framing of Illegality
This article uses the case New York City to examine why certain immigrant groups participated in the 2006 protest wave more than others and why the city mobilized less compared with other major immigrant metropolises. The findings indicate that certain immigrant groups participated more than others because of how the issue of “illegal immigration” was racialized and framed by the media, and because of the disproportionate impact the proposed legi…
Spatial and Temporal Proximity
This article utilizes data from the Latino National Survey (2006) to analyze temporal and spatial variation in the effects of the immigrant rights marches in 2006 on Latino attitudes towards trust in government and self‐efficacy. Using a unique protest dataset, we examine the effects of proximity and scale by mapping respondents’ specific geographic location against the location of the marches as well as size of the protests using Geographic Info…
Mass Deportations and the Future of Latino Partisanship
Objective The U.S. government continues to deport large numbers of undocumented Latino immigrants. We address the likely effects of these policies on Latino partisanship. Methods We use a survey experiment to test the effects of information about mass deportations on partisan evaluations among young second‐generation Latinos. Results Young U.S.‐born Latinos view the Democratic Party as less welcoming when informed that deportations have been high…
The Impact of Large‐Scale Collective Action on Latino Perceptions of Commonality and Competition with African Americans
Objectives To evaluate the impact of protests on Latinos' perceptions of commonality and competition with African Americans. We hypothesize that the reinforcement and politicization of in‐group identities leads to greater identification and sense of commonality with other marginalized racial/ethnic groups. Methods This study utilizes geocoded Latino National Survey data combined with an expanded protest event data set to estimate the effect of te…
Weapons of the (Not So) Weak
Survey research shows that foreign-born Latinos in the USA are among the least likely to participate in political activism. Yet during the spring of 2006, up to five million (mostly Latino) immigrants and their allies took part in a historic national protest wave. This article examines how nativist legislation can spark immigrant large-scale collective action in an unexpected location. The case of Fort Myers, FL illustrates the cognitive mechanis…
Latino Mass Mobilization
In the spring of 2006, millions of Latinos across the country participated in the largest civil rights demonstrations in American history. In this timely and highly anticipated book, Chris Zepeda-Millán analyzes the background, course, and impacts of this unprecedented wave of protests, highlighting their unique local, national, and demographic dynamics. He finds that because of the particular ways the issue of immigrant illegality was racialized…
Political Effects of Having Undocumented Parents
The current US undocumented population is large and settled. As a result, millions of US-born citizens are growing up with undocumented parents or siblings. In this paper, we use original survey data to study the politics of the US-citizen offspring of undocumented migrants. We test theories of parental political socialization, which imply that having undocumented parents may have chilling effects on political engagement. We also test theories of…
Mobilizing for Immigrant and Latino Rights under Trump
President Trump has targeted the immigrant community more openly, directly, and often than any other segment of the Resistance. Accordingly, this chapter examines some of the ways the 2016 election has impacted immigrant rights activism. Because nativist actions have a disparate effect on both US- and foreign-born Latinos, it pays particular attention to this racialized group’s current support for contentious politics on behalf of the foreign bor…
Walls, Cages, and Family Separation
US immigration policy has deeply racist roots. From his rhetoric to his policies, President Donald Trump has continued this tradition, most notoriously through his border wall, migrant family separation, and child detention measures. But who exactly supports these practices and what factors drive their opinions? Our research reveals that racial attitudes are fundamental to understanding who backs the president's most punitive immigration policies…
Do Latinos still support immigrant rights activism? Examining Latino attitudes a decade after the 2006 protest wave
The historic and primarily Latino 2006 immigrant rights protest wave occurred in response to proposed federal anti-immigrant legislation (H.R. 4437). Research on the unprecedented series of demonstrations suggests that the draconian and racialized nature of the bill helps explain why it incited large-scale collective action. Utilising a new survey with a considerable oversample of Latino respondents, the 2016 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Electi…
Immigration (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (7 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 works) · Psychology (6 works)