Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables; Table 2.1 Economic, Political, and Demographic Characteristics of Six Cities; Table 4.1 Naturalization and Time in the United States by State; Table 4.2 Naturalization Rates by City and Origin; Table 4.3 Overall Summary of Political Incorporation Measures; Table 6.1 Functional Categorization of Organizations Studied in Six Cities; Table 8.1 Summary of Factors Facilitating Political Incorporation; Figures; Figure 2.1 Location Map of the Six Cities; Figure 4.1 Naturalization Rate for Six Cities and Their States, 2000
Figure 4.2 Political Responsiveness by Level of GovernmentAcknowledgments; Chapter 1- Introduction; Notes; Chapter 2- Immigration and Local Environments; Data Collection; Chico; Fort Collins; Lansing; Spokane; Syracuse; Waco; Notes; Chapter 3- Understanding Political Incorporation; Assimilating or Integrating Individuals; Incorporating Groups; Contextual Factors and Incorporation; Are Smaller Cities Different?; Notes; Chapter 4- Assessing Incorporation in Six Cities; Naturalization; A Note on Voting; Descriptive Representation; Interest Representation
System Responsiveness and Level of GovernmentNotes; Chapter 5- The Role of Political Parties; Parties and Immigrant Political Incorporation in the Early Twentieth Century; Parties and Immigrants in the Early Twenty-first Century; Parties Opting Out: A Case Study of Local Politics in Syracuse; Local Parties and Immigrants; Explaining Parties' Inertia; Notes; Chapter 6- Community Organizations as New Channels for Political Incorporation; Incorporative Functions of Community Organizations; Organizations and Political Incorporation; Leadership Experience and Skills
Organizational Allies and Political ConnectionsNotes; Chapter 7- The Geopolitics of Immigrant Incorporation; Geographical Isolation; Refugee Resettlement; Anti-immigrant Mobilization; Notes; Chapter 8- Conclusion; Explaining Political Incorporation; From the Trenches; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Book
