Immigrants and electoral politics : nonprofit organizing in a time of demographic change /

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Heath Brown shows why nonprofit electoral participation has emerged in relationship to new threats to immigrants, on one hand, and immigrant integration into U.S. society during a time of demographic change, on the other. Immigrants across the United States tend to register and vote at low rates, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Heath A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Political activity > United States.
Immigrants > Services for > United States.
Elections > United States.
Nonprofit organizations > Political activity > United States.
Community organization > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Associations sans but lucratif > Activité politique > États-Unis.
Organisation communautaire > États-Unis.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Community organization.
Elections.
Emigration and immigration > Political aspects.
Immigrants > Political activity.
Immigrants > Services for.
Nonprofit organizations > Political activity.
Political participation.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Political aspects.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : political variety and electoral efficacy of immigrant non-profit organizations
  • The precarious position of immigrants
  • Foundations and funding
  • You don't vote, you don't count
  • A model of immigrant-serving engagement
  • From mission to electoral strategy
  • Choosing where to focus
  • Conclusion : boldly representing immigrants in tough times.

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