Latino Politics in America

John A. Garcia is emeritus research professor and former director of the Resource Center for Minority Data at the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan, as well as emeritus professor at the University of Arizona. Gabriel Sanchez is professor of political science at the University of New Mexico and also serves as the Executive Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy and co-director of the Institute of Policy, Evaluation and Applied Research (IPEAR) at the University of New Mexico. Sanchez was formerly the director of research, and now principal at Latino Decisions, the nation’s leading survey firm focused on the Latino electorate.

• ContentsList of Figures, Tables, and BoxesAcknowledgmentsAcronyms1 An Introduction to Latino Politics2 Community Building In Latino America3 Culture and Demographics4 Latino Subgroups in the United States5 The Politics of Interest and Culture6 Latino Political Participation7 Latinos in the Electoral Arena8 Latino Organizations and Leadership9 Immigration And Latino Immigrants10 Education, Health, And Voting Rights Policy11 Building Political Alliances12 The Latino Community: Going Beyond Recognition Politics13 COVID Pandemic and Racial Justice Movements