October 26, 2015
1:00PM - 2:30PM
Multicultural Center Alonso Family Room, Ohio Union
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Lisa García Bedolla (UC, Berkeley) - "Latino Political Engagement and the Future of U.S. Politics"
After the talk, the exhibit Migration Experiences will open in Hagerty Hall’s atrium Refreshments will be provided AbstractAfter the 2012 election, there was much talk among political pundits about the importance of the Latino vote for both major U.S. political parties. Yet, by August 2014, the conversation had flipped, with President Obama bowing to pressure from fellow Democrats not to provide administrative relief to unauthorized immigrants, under the assumption that showing support for Latino immigrants would hurt Democrats’ chances to retain control of the U.S. Senate. These assumptions about Latino political power stem from one source: voter turnout. Latino turnout in presidential elections is always significantly higher than in midterm elections and is concentrated in areas that matter for presidential politics. Thus, in 2016, it is likely that the Latino vote will suddenly be seen as powerful again. But, this ebb and flow in pundits’ focus on Latino voters ignores a critical question – what is the best way to understand Latino political engagement patterns in the United States? In this talk, Professor García Bedolla attempts to answer that question, using what we know about Latino politics to develop a new framework for thinking about U.S. Latino political engagement, one that does not use white voter behavior as the norm but rather considers Latino participation patterns as a rational response to their history of exclusion and subordination in the United States. She then considers what such a reorientation would mean for the future of U.S. democratic politics. This event is part of ’50 Years Later,’ a series that marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. The series examines the historical context and current legacies of this act. Particularly, it highlights the varied and contradictory meanings of this bill for different migrant populations. Co-sponsored by: The Latina/o Studies Program, The Political Science Department, The College of Social Work, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Graduate Association of Latin@/Latin American Students, and the Multicultural Center
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2015-10-26 13:00:00
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Lisa García Bedolla (UC, Berkeley) - "Latino Political Engagement and the Future of U.S. Politics"
After the talk, the exhibit Migration Experiences will open in Hagerty Hall’s atrium Refreshments will be provided AbstractAfter the 2012 election, there was much talk among political pundits about the importance of the Latino vote for both major U.S. political parties. Yet, by August 2014, the conversation had flipped, with President Obama bowing to pressure from fellow Democrats not to provide administrative relief to unauthorized immigrants, under the assumption that showing support for Latino immigrants would hurt Democrats’ chances to retain control of the U.S. Senate. These assumptions about Latino political power stem from one source: voter turnout. Latino turnout in presidential elections is always significantly higher than in midterm elections and is concentrated in areas that matter for presidential politics. Thus, in 2016, it is likely that the Latino vote will suddenly be seen as powerful again. But, this ebb and flow in pundits’ focus on Latino voters ignores a critical question – what is the best way to understand Latino political engagement patterns in the United States? In this talk, Professor García Bedolla attempts to answer that question, using what we know about Latino politics to develop a new framework for thinking about U.S. Latino political engagement, one that does not use white voter behavior as the norm but rather considers Latino participation patterns as a rational response to their history of exclusion and subordination in the United States. She then considers what such a reorientation would mean for the future of U.S. democratic politics. This event is part of ’50 Years Later,’ a series that marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. The series examines the historical context and current legacies of this act. Particularly, it highlights the varied and contradictory meanings of this bill for different migrant populations. Co-sponsored by: The Latina/o Studies Program, The Political Science Department, The College of Social Work, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Graduate Association of Latin@/Latin American Students, and the Multicultural Center
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After the talk, the exhibit Migration Experiences will open in Hagerty Hall’s atrium
Refreshments will be provided
Abstract
After the 2012 election, there was much talk among political pundits about the importance of the Latino vote for both major U.S. political parties. Yet, by August 2014, the conversation had flipped, with President Obama bowing to pressure from fellow Democrats not to provide administrative relief to unauthorized immigrants, under the assumption that showing support for Latino immigrants would hurt Democrats’ chances to retain control of the U.S. Senate.
These assumptions about Latino political power stem from one source: voter turnout. Latino turnout in presidential elections is always significantly higher than in midterm elections and is concentrated in areas that matter for presidential politics. Thus, in 2016, it is likely that the Latino vote will suddenly be seen as powerful again.
But, this ebb and flow in pundits’ focus on Latino voters ignores a critical question – what is the best way to understand Latino political engagement patterns in the United States? In this talk, Professor García Bedolla attempts to answer that question, using what we know about Latino politics to develop a new framework for thinking about U.S. Latino political engagement, one that does not use white voter behavior as the norm but rather considers Latino participation patterns as a rational response to their history of exclusion and subordination in the United States. She then considers what such a reorientation would mean for the future of U.S. democratic politics.
This event is part of ’50 Years Later,’ a series that marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. The series examines the historical context and current legacies of this act. Particularly, it highlights the varied and contradictory meanings of this bill for different migrant populations.
Co-sponsored by: The Latina/o Studies Program, The Political Science Department, The College of Social Work, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Graduate Association of Latin@/Latin American Students, and the Multicultural Center
