Holding Fast

Drawing primarily from an original longitudinal survey of Latino immigrants that spanned a pivotal and tumultuous year in U.S. politics--from the summer of 2016 through the summer of 2017, as Trump consolidated his position as the Republican nominee forPresident, was elected to the presidency, and took office--this book charts patterns of civic resilience or withdrawal among these foreign-born residents, both citizens and noncitizens. Despite the rhetoric and policy threat of Trump's candidacy and presidency, the evidence indicates far more civic resilience among Latino immigrants than withdrawal. Latino immigrants, who are part of the largest minority group in the United States and, together with their children, a substantial portion of the American electorate, will be increasingly important players in American politics, as the evidence in this volume suggests. The conclusion the authors draw is one of immigrants' civic resilience in the face of communal threat--of immigrants holding fast--