Latino mobilization in new immigrant destinations: The Anti-H.R. 4437 protest in Nebraska's cities

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 718-735

  Benjamin Alvarado, Jonathan ^a   DeSipio, Louis ^b   Montoya, Celeste ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; Latinos; Mobilization; New destinations; Protests

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; URBAN AREA;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249136431     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087408323380     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Bailey, T., and R. Waldinger. 1991. Primary, secondary, and enclave labor markets: A training system approach. American Sociological Review 56: 432-45.
2. Benjamin-Alvarado, J. 2006. Latino political participation in Nebraska: The challenge of enhancing voter mobilization and representation. OLLAS Special Report No. 3. Omaha, NE: Office of Latino/Latin American Studies, Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha.
3. Bollens, S.A. 1998. Urban policy in ethnically polarized societies. International Political Science Review 19(2): 187-215.
4. Browning, H.L., and N. Rodriguez. 1985. The migration of Mexican indocumentados as settlement process: Implications for work. In Hispanics in the U.S. economy, edited by G. J. Borjas and M. Tienda, 277-97. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
5. Clarke, S. 2005. Splintering citizenship and the prospects for democracy. In The politics of democratic inclusion, edited by C. Wolbrecht and R. Hero. Philadelphia, PA: Temple Univ. Press.
6. Cole, K. 2006. Students protest immigration reforms. Omaha World-Herald, April 1.
7. de la Garza, R.O., and L. DeSipio. 1998. Interests not passions: Mexican American attitudes toward Mexico, immigration from Mexico, and issues shaping U.S.-Mexico relations. International Migration Review 32(2): 401-22.
8. DeSipio, L. 1996. After proposition 187, the deluge: Reforming naturalization administration while making good citizens. Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy 9: 7-24.
9. DeSipio, L. 2001. Building America, one person at a time: Naturalization and political behavior of the naturalized in contemporary U.S. politics. In E pluribus unum? Immigrant, civic life and political incorporation, edited by J. Mollenkopf and G. Gerstle, 67-106. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
10. Goldsmith, W., and E.J. Blakeley. 1992. Separate societies. Philadelphia: Temple Univ. Press.
11. González. C. 2006a. Immigrant-rights rally is democracy in action. Omaha World-Herald, March 29.
12. González. C. 2006b. Immigrants sought for voter sign-up. Omaha World-Herald, July 22.
13. González. C. 2007. Reflecting changes. Omaha World-Herald, July 31.
14. González, C., and C. Burbach. 2006. Latinos take to the streets. Omaha World-Herald, May 1.
15. González, C., and V. Stickney. 2006. Immigration rally cry "today we are making history." Omaha World-Herald, April 11.
16. Gouveia, L. 2006. Nebraska's responses to immigration. In Immigration's new frontiers: Experiences from the emerging gateway states, edited by G. Anrig Jr. and T. Andrea. New York: Century Foundation Press.
17. Gurr, T.R. 1993. Why minorities rebel: A global analysis of communal mobilization and conflict since 1945. International Political Science Review 14(1): 161-201.
18. Hagan, J. 1998. Social networks, gender, and immigrant incorporation: Resources and constraints. American Sociological Review 63(1): 55-67.
19. Hero, R., C. Garcia, J. Garcia, and H. Pachon. 2000. Latino participation, partisanship, and office holding. PS: Political Science & Politics 33(3): 529-34.
20. Jenkins, C.J., and C. Perrow. 1977. Insurgency of the powerless: Farm worker movements (1956-1972). American Sociological Review 41: 249-68.
21. Jones-Correa, M. 1998. Between two nations: The political predicament of Latinos in New York City. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press.
22. Marquez, B., and J. Jennings. 2000. Representation by other means: Mexican American and Puerto Rican social movement organizations. PS: Political Science & Politics 33(3): 541-46.
23. Marrow, H. 2005. New destinations and immigrant incorporation. Perspectives on Politics 3: 785-86.
24. Massey, D., and N. Denton. 1993. American apartheid: Segregation and the making of the underclass. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press.
25. McAdam, D. 1982. Political process and the development of Black insurgency, 1930-1970. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press.
26. McAdam, D. 1996. Conceptual origins, current problems, future directions. In Comparative perspectives on social movements, edited by D. McAdam, J. D. McCarthy, and M. N. Zald. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press.
27. McAdam, D., S. Tarrow, and C. Tilly. 2001. Dynamics of contention. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press.
28. McCarthy, J.D. 1996. Constraints and opportunities in adopting, adapting and inventing. In Comparative perspectives on social movements, edited by D. McAdam, J. D. McCarthy, and M. N. Zald. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press.
29. McCarthy, J.D. and M.N. Zald. 1973. The trend of social movements in America: Professionalization and resource mobilization. Morristown, NJ: General Learning Press.
30. McCarthy, J.D. and M.N. Zald. 1977. Resource mobilization and social movements: A partial theory. American Journal of Sociology 82(6): 1212-41.
31. Morton, J., and C. González. 2006. Swift tried to forestall plan raids. Omaha World-Herald, December 13.
32. Muller, T. 1993. Immigrants and the American city. New York: New York Univ. Press.
33. Nicholls, W.J., and J. Beaumont. 2004. Guest editorial: The urbanisation of justice movements? Space and Polity 8(2): 107-117.
34. Pantoja, A., R. Ramírez, and G. Segura. 2001. Citizens by choice, voters by necessity: Patterns in political mobilization by naturalized Latinos. Political Research Quarterly 54(4): 729-50.
35. Passel, J. 2005. Unauthorized migrants: Numbers and characteristics. Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center.
36. Ramakrishnan, K., and T. Espenshade. 2001. Immigrant incorporation and political participation in the United States. International Migration Review 35(3): 870-909.
37. Robb, J. 2006. Hispanic population rising fast in midlands. Omaha World-Herald, August 4.
38. Rosenstone, S., and J.M. Hansen. 1993. Mobilization, participation, and democracy in America. New York: Macmillan.
39. Schmidt, R., E. Barvosa-Carter, and R. Torres. 2000. Latina/o identities: Social diversity and U.S. politics. PS: Political Science & Politics 33(3): 563-67.
40. Sidney, M. 2003. Unfair housing: How national policy shapes community action. Lawrence: Univ. of Kansas Press.
41. Sierra, C.M., T. Carrillo, L. DeSipio, and M. Jones-Correa. 2000. Latino immigration and citizenship. PS: Political Science & Politics 33(3): 535-40.
42. Somerville, P. 2004. State rescaling and democratic transformation. Space & Polity 8(2): 137-56.
43. Sosa, Sergio. 2008. Interview by Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado. March.
44. Tarrow, S. 1983. Struggling to reform: Social movements and policy change during cycles of protest. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press.
45. Theodore, N., and N. Martin. 2007. Migrant civil society: New voices in the struggle over community development. Journal of Urban Affairs 29(3): 269-87.
46. Tilly, C. 1978. From mobilization to revolution. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
47. U.S. Census Bureau. 1990. 1990 census of population. Washington, DC: Author.
48. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2006. 2004 yearbook of immigration statistics. Washington, DC: Author.
49. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. 1991. 1990 statistical yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.
50. Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. 2007. Immigrants' rights marches, spring 2006. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id= 5949&fuseaction=topics.item&news_id=150685 (accessed February 5, 2007).