TY - BOOK AU - Barreto,Matt A. AU - Segura,Gary M. TI - Latino America: how America's most dynamic population is poised to transform the politics of the nation SN - 9781610395014 AV - E184.S75 B367 2014 U1 - 320.973089/68 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - PublicAffairs KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Politics and government KW - United States KW - 2009- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Latino America: an introduction -- Part I. Understanding Latinos and their place in the polity -- Unity and diversity -- Ronald Reagan was wrong -- Now you see us, now you don't -- Part II. Latinos at the polls, 2008-2012 -- The 2008 Democratic primary -- November 2008 -- What the GOP victory in 2010 has to say about Latino political power -- A "decisive voting bloc" in 2012 -- Part III. The Latino agenda -- The Prop 187 effect -- Immigration politics and the 2014 election -- Obamacare from the Latino perspective -- Latino environmental attitudes -- Some final thoughts ER -