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Stanford University Press eBooks· 2013

The Latino Threat

Leo R. Chávez

Short summary

Latino immigrants are willing to integrate and citizenship involves societal participation, challenging media narratives of unwillingness to assimilate.

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Key points

  • Challenges the notion that Latino immigrants are unwilling to integrate.
  • Argues citizenship is defined by societal participation, not just legal status.
  • Contradicts common pundit and media portrayals of Latino immigrants.
  • Highlights the active integration of Latino immigrants into society.

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Abstract

Directly opposing ideas constructed and perpetuated by pundits and the media at large, The Latino Threat challenges the suggestion that Latino immigrants are unwilling to integrate and reveals that citizenship is not just about legal definitions, but about participation in society.

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Field: Cultural Studies

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