Symposium Introduction
Immigration and National Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7348121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary M Segura (0000-0001-6013-1705, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 277-278 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s153759270606018x |
| OpenAlex | W2130583152 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
On February 2, 2005, newly elected Florida Senator, and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Mel Martinez, a Cuban-American immigrant, “shattered a 216-year tradition of the U.S. Senate ... when he used the ceremonial occasion of his first floor speech to speak three sentences in Spanish.” This event represents the first time a language other than English was entered in the Congressional Record. He did so in support of Mexican-American Alberto Gonzales' nomination to the post of Attorney General. Martinez was rhetorically addressing his remarks to immigrants, whom he described as having come to America to seek a better life. He described Gonzales as “uno de nosotros,” or “one of us
Art · Event (particle physics · Identity (music · Immigration · National identity · Nomination · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |