Immigrants and electoral politics : nonprofit organizing in a time of demographic change /
Brown, Heath A.,
Immigrants and electoral politics : nonprofit organizing in a time of demographic change / Heath Brown. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : political variety and electoral efficacy of immigrant non-profit organizations -- The precarious position of immigrants -- Foundations and funding -- You don't vote, you don't count -- A model of immigrant-serving engagement -- From mission to electoral strategy -- Choosing where to focus -- Conclusion : boldly representing immigrants in tough times.
Heath Brown shows why nonprofit electoral participation has emerged in relationship to new threats to immigrants, on one hand, and immigrant integration into U.S. society during a time of demographic change, on the other. Immigrants across the United States tend to register and vote at low rates, thereby limiting the political power of many of their communities. In an attempt to boost electoral participation through mobilization, some nonprofits adopt multifaceted political strategies including registering new voters, holding candidate forums, and phone banking to increase immigrant voter turnout. Other nonprofits opt to barely participate at all in electoral politics, preferring to advance the immigrant community by providing exclusively social services.
9781501705922
Immigrants--Political activity--United States.
Immigrants--Services for--United States.
Elections--United States.
Nonprofit organizations--Political activity--United States.
Community organization--United States.
Political participation--United States.
Electronic Books.
JV6477 / .I465 2017
Immigrants and electoral politics : nonprofit organizing in a time of demographic change / Heath Brown. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : political variety and electoral efficacy of immigrant non-profit organizations -- The precarious position of immigrants -- Foundations and funding -- You don't vote, you don't count -- A model of immigrant-serving engagement -- From mission to electoral strategy -- Choosing where to focus -- Conclusion : boldly representing immigrants in tough times.
Heath Brown shows why nonprofit electoral participation has emerged in relationship to new threats to immigrants, on one hand, and immigrant integration into U.S. society during a time of demographic change, on the other. Immigrants across the United States tend to register and vote at low rates, thereby limiting the political power of many of their communities. In an attempt to boost electoral participation through mobilization, some nonprofits adopt multifaceted political strategies including registering new voters, holding candidate forums, and phone banking to increase immigrant voter turnout. Other nonprofits opt to barely participate at all in electoral politics, preferring to advance the immigrant community by providing exclusively social services.
9781501705922
Immigrants--Political activity--United States.
Immigrants--Services for--United States.
Elections--United States.
Nonprofit organizations--Political activity--United States.
Community organization--United States.
Political participation--United States.
Electronic Books.
JV6477 / .I465 2017