Latinos and U.S. Foreign Policy

Rodolfo O. de la Garza is vice-president of the TomOs Rivera Policy Institute and professor of political science at Columbia University. Harry P. Pachon is president of the TomOs Rivera Policy Institute and professor of political studies at Pitzer College and Claremont Graduate University.

• Part 1 Latinos and the National InterestChapter 2 IntroductionPart 3 Latinos and Foreign PolicymakingChapter 4 Foreign Policy Perspectives of Hispanic ElitesChapter 5 Family Ties and Ethnic LobbiesPart 6 Home Country Responses to "Family Ties and Ethnic Lobbies"Chapter 7 The Exceptionality of ColombiansChapter 8 The Political Role of Dominicans Residing in th United StatesChapter 9 El Salvador's Relations with Salvadoran EmigrantsChapter 10 Relations with the Mexican DiasporaPart 11 Latinos as an Ethnic Lobby: U.S. PerspectivesChapter 12 The Latino Foreign Policy LobbyChapter 13 Bienvenidos: Latinos and Hemispheric PolicyPart 14 ConclusionChapter 15 Latinos and U.S. - Latin American Relations: Theoretical and Practical Implications

The volume presents a groundbreaking effort that systematically examines the foreign policy initiatives of Latinos in the U.S. It offers a baseline for future comparative efforts. A significant contribution to the literature, of interest to a wide audience of students, academics, and journalists. Upper-division undergraduates and above.