Clark Professor’s New Book Focuses on What it Means to ‘Become American’
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
The book titled “The New Americans?: Immigration, Protest, and the Politics of Latino Identity” focuses on the 2006 immigration marches using survey data to look at how protest and the immigration debate can influence Latinos’ sense of belonging in the country.
“I find that the distinct message (‘We Are America’) advanced by the Latino community during the 2006 protests led group members to think differently about what it means to be American. For some Latinos, the protests in 2006 increased their sense of belonging in the US. These events contrast sharply with today’s political environment in which inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants and heightened deportations are increasingly forcing immigrants into the shadows,” said Silber Mohamed.
The Book
In the book, Silber Mohamed charts major developments in US immigration policy over the last 50 years, and explores the historical experiences of the five largest Latino national origin groups currently in the US--- Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Salvadorans and Dominicans.
She provides in-depth analysis of the Latino population, particularly in response to the politics of immigration.
Silber Mohamed spent six years working on Capitol Hill in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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