New Americans By Choice: Political Perspectives Of Latino Immigrants
- ISBN-10
- 0429715900
- ISBN-13
- 9780429715907
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-04-23
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Harry Pachon
Description
This book sets forth a pathbreaking social and demographic portrait of Latino legal immigrants from a political perspective, comparing and contrasting them with the broader Latino population and discussing, based on survey research data, the experiences of Latinos from Central and South America.
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Other editions
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- 1994
- 207 pages
- Paperback
- Westview Press
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