Immigrant Incorporation and Political Participation in the United States

Ramakrishnan, S. Karthick; Espenshade, Thomas J.

doi:10.1111/j.1747-7379.2001.tb00044.x

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“…The emerging discussion is influenced by long-standing research on political socialization, where debate has pivoted around the question of whether political orientations acquired early in life persist across contexts or instead change as adults acquire new experiences. For the most part, research shows that immigrant behavior in the political sphere evolves in ways quite similar to the changes taking place in the social or economic sphere (Alba and Nee 2003): as exposure increases, turnout grows and partisanship deepens, just as does competency in the dominant language or the skills that can generate higher incomes (Ramakrishnan and Espenshade 2001;Ramakrishnan 2005;Wong 2006). But it is not always a matter of immigrants' learning the ropes and deepening their roots, as triggers may come from exogenous events: in the United States, for example, efforts at immigration restriction have propelled immigrants toward greater political involvement (Pantoja and Segura 2003).…”

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Emigrants and the Body Politic Left Behind: Results from the Latino National Survey

Waldinger

Soehl²,

Lim

2012

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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There is a duality at the heart of the migration phenomenon, as the very same people who are immigrants are also emigrants, making a living and possibly setting down roots in the receiving society, but still connected to and oriented toward the home society where their significant others still often reside. While research has shown that home country political conditions and experiences affect immigrant political behaviour in the receiving society, scholarship has yet to ask how those same factors affect the ways in which emigrants relate to the body politic left behind. This paper seeks to fill that lacuna. We find that pre-migration political experiences impart a lasting post-migration interest in home country politics and that such effects are substantial compared with the impacts associated with other cross-border connections, such as remittance sending or return travel.Keywords: emigrants, transnationalism, diaspora, cross-border politics, migrant political engagement 3 Emigrants and the Body Politic Left BehindInternational migration is an inherently political phenomenon, raising the question of the migrants' attachment to body politics left behind as well as newly encountered. Current scholarship is largely focused on the receiving society, asking about the degree to which immigrants can orient themselves to the new political system that they have entered, adopting beliefs and behaviors that align with those of established citizens. The emerging discussion is influenced by long-standing research on political socialization, where debate has pivoted around the question of whether political orientations acquired early in life persist across contexts or instead change as adults acquire new experiences. For the most part, research shows that immigrant behavior in the political sphere evolves in ways quite similar to the changes taking McAllister and Makkai (1992) demonstrated that Australian immigrants from countries with a shorter history of democracy are more likely to have authoritarian attitudes than those coming from countries with more 4 established democratic traditions; Cain et al. (1991) found that characteristics of the polity of origin affected partisan loyalties in the polity of destination, with U.S. voters born in Russia, Cuba, Vietnam (all then communist countries), and Korea (threatened by a communist country) more likely to be Republicans; Simpson Bueker (2005) showed that immigrants coming from non-democratic regimes are less likely to turn out to vote than those from democratic societies; Bilodeau, McAllister and Kanji (2010) showed that immigrants from authoritarian regimes are as supportive of democracy as the rest of the population, but are more likely to support alternative, non-democratic forms of government, with the more authoritarian the country of origin, the greater the acceptance of authoritarian government. Though highly suggestive, these studies rest on inferences regarding the impact of prevailing, macro-level, pre-migration political conditions on post-migration politi...

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Emigrants and the Body Politic Left Behind: Results from the Latino National Survey

Waldinger

Soehl²,

Lim

2012

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…However, relatively little research has explored how these processes work for immigrant students as they move from the K-12 school system into adulthood, when they adopt the responsibilities that come with age. The literature exploring immigrant voting behaviors pertains primarily to the immigrant adult community (Barreto & Munoz, 2003;Cassel, 2002;Cho, 1999; JonesCorrea, 2001;Junn, 1999;Ramakrishnan & Espenshade, 2001), with relatively little work exploring these behaviors among immigrant young adults who have participated in the civic training provided by our high school system. This study explores the effects of adolescents' school experiences, both individual and as a function of the school social environment, on the voting behaviors (voter registration and voting) of young adults.…”

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Preparing for Citizenship: Immigrant High School Students' Curriculum and Socialization

Callahan¹,

Muller

Schiller

2008

Theory & Research in Social Education

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Immigrant adolescents are one of the fastest growing segments of our population, yet we know little about how schools prepare them for citizenship. Although prior research suggests that high school civics education, academic achievement, and a sense of connection increase political participation in early adulthood, we do not know if these processes apply to immigrant youth. Using longitudinal, nationally representative data from the Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement study (AHAA) and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we employ multilevel models to investigate the effects of formal and informal school curricula on early adult voting and registration. We find that children of immigrant parents who take more high school social studies coursework have higher levels of reported voter registration and voting. In addition, attending a high school where students have a greater sense of connection or where parents have more education are important predictors of registration and voting, regardless of immigrant status. Preparing for Citizenship: Immigrant High School Students' Curriculum and SocializationThe American common school emerged in the mid-19th century as a means to prepare and educate an active citizenry for participation in a democratic society. With the rise of the urban center as an immigrant receiving ground, the role of schools in transforming immigrant students into civic participants grew in importance (Tyack, 1974). A historical function of U.S. public schools has been to prepare youth, and immigrant youth in particular, to participate in civic society, to participate in the democratic process in general, and to vote in particular (Cremin, 1951;Goodlad, 1984). According to Census 2000, one in five school-age children is an immigrant, or a child of immigrant parents 1 (Hernandez, © College and University Faculty Assembly of National Council for the Social Studies She can be contacted at: rmcallah@uga.edu. 1 We use the term immigrant to refer to youth who are children of foreign-born parents (either or both parents born outside the United States), encompassing both first-and second generation adolescents. A critical factor in schools' role in civic education relates to parental familiarity with the civic system; both first and second generation youth have foreign-born parents new to the U.S. civic culture. Preliminary analyses found no significant differences in predicting our outcomes for first as opposed to second generation immigrant citizen young adults. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptTheory Res Soc Educ. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 July 25. ; this dramatic increase in the immigrant student population brings the role of schools in preparing students for the democratic process to the forefront. U.S. schools often serve as a social and educational nexus in the community where immigrant students, and even their parents, can come for socialization into the American mainstream (Olsen, 2000). The struggle to balance immigrant students' unique ...

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“…qui ont fait l'objet de nombreuses études tant au Canada (Anderson et Black, 2008;Bilodeau, 2008;Black, 2001Black, et 2011White et al, 2006) qu'à l'étranger (Cho, 1999;Just et Anderson, 2012;Leighley et Matsubayashi, 2009;Ramakrishnan, 2005;Ramakrishnan et Espenshade, 2001;Stoll et Wong, 2007). Elle couvre d'autres modes de participation qui ont une incidence majeure sur la vie des individus, particulièrement ceux reliés à l'insertion sur le marché du travail et à l'inclusion sociale, qui soutiennent la capacité des individus à agir et à être reconnus comme citoyens (Hyman, Meinhard et Shields, 2011).…”

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Sur les dimensions constitutives de la citoyenneté

Rocher

2015

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Cette étude analyse les conceptions divergentes touchant les obligations et les devoirs de la société d’accueil à l’endroit des minorités racisées. Notre premier objectif est de montrer que les principales voix s’exprimant au nom de ces minorités ne cherchent pas à court-circuiter le processus d’intégration qu’envisagent à leur égard les Québécois dits « de souche ». Notre deuxième objectif s’inscrit dans une perspective plus large dans la mesure où nous nous proposons de mener une réflexion sur la conceptualisation et de la (re)négociation de la citoyenneté en contexte québécois. Les dimensions constitutives de la citoyenneté ont été largement débattues lors de la « crise des accommodements raisonnables ». C’est donc ce moment particulier qui sera étudié à la lumière des mémoires déposés devant la commission Bouchard-Taylor par les associations représentant les minorités racisées et religieuses.

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Immigrant Incorporation and Political Participation in the United States

Cited by 251 publications

References 36 publications

Emigrants and the Body Politic Left Behind: Results from the Latino National Survey

Emigrants and the Body Politic Left Behind: Results from the Latino National Survey

Preparing for Citizenship: Immigrant High School Students' Curriculum and Socialization

Sur les dimensions constitutives de la citoyenneté

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