" Ahora marchamos, mañana votamos": naturalization of Latino immigrants in San Diego and the current immigration reform movement

Abstract:

The motivations and opportunities for immigrants to naturalize continuously change. During the 2006 nation-wide mobilizations against House of Representatives bill 4437 the message:“Ahora marchamos, mañana votamos”(Today we march, tomorrow we vote) was a common banner carried amongst the marchers in the streets. I examine the extent to which the mobilizations created an opportunity for Latinos in the US to naturalize and their motivations for becoming United States citizens within the context of this renewed mobilization for immigration reform. This research focuses on Latinos who have become or are in the process of becoming naturalized US citizens since the 2006 mobilizations and who participated in citizenship workshops in San Diego. I also provide a closer look at the current campaign to promote immigration reform and naturalization in order to see how the tactics activists are employing now …

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2010

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