Nativist Policies: Hispanic Identity in Trump America
Panel Name
Inequality in the U.S. Today: Seeking Justice, Equality, Treatment, and Redemption
Location
Lecture Center 5
Start Date
3-5-2019 3:15 PM
End Date
3-5-2019 4:45 PM
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Academic Major
Sociology
Abstract
In recent years, the political climate has shown that there has been a sharp increase in policies and politics that align with the political science theory of white nativism. This political effect on identity is one that has been overlooked by scholars of identity and ethnicity in the realm of sociology, but can heavily affect the rapidly increasing Latino population in the United States. As this rise of white nativism is relatively recent, little is known as to how this political climate may affect the racial and ethnic identification of Latinos who immigrated as children or who are the children or grandchildren of recent immigrants. Based on individual in-depth interviews with 1.5, 2nd, and 3rd generation Latino students at the University at Albany in New York, this study examines how politics and policies affect the identity of American-raised Latinos, as well as examining how other factors such as family and community may factor into this decision on how to identify. Building on approaches to identity that follow the acculturation theory, recent studies on white nativism in political science, and policies that have been implemented in the past few years, this article demonstrates how policies that favor white nativists can cause discrepancies that alter the way Latinos in the United States see their identity. This article also demonstrates how politics and policies can lead to a feeling of not belonging.
First Faculty Advisor
Angie Y. Chung
First Advisor Email
aychung@albany.edu
First Advisor Department
Sociology
The work you will be presenting can best be described as
Finished or mostly finished by conference date
Nativist Policies: Hispanic Identity in Trump America
Lecture Center 5
In recent years, the political climate has shown that there has been a sharp increase in policies and politics that align with the political science theory of white nativism. This political effect on identity is one that has been overlooked by scholars of identity and ethnicity in the realm of sociology, but can heavily affect the rapidly increasing Latino population in the United States. As this rise of white nativism is relatively recent, little is known as to how this political climate may affect the racial and ethnic identification of Latinos who immigrated as children or who are the children or grandchildren of recent immigrants. Based on individual in-depth interviews with 1.5, 2nd, and 3rd generation Latino students at the University at Albany in New York, this study examines how politics and policies affect the identity of American-raised Latinos, as well as examining how other factors such as family and community may factor into this decision on how to identify. Building on approaches to identity that follow the acculturation theory, recent studies on white nativism in political science, and policies that have been implemented in the past few years, this article demonstrates how policies that favor white nativists can cause discrepancies that alter the way Latinos in the United States see their identity. This article also demonstrates how politics and policies can lead to a feeling of not belonging.