Title: Moving from the margins : a Chicana voice on public policy /
Authors: Torre, Adela de la
Publisher: University of Arizona Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Torre, Adela de la Political and social views.; Mexican Americans California Politics and government.; Mexican Americans California Social conditions.; Political planning California.; California Politics and government; California Social conditions.; California Ethnic relations.
Abstract: "Immigration reform. Bilingual education. Affirmative action. Such issues trigger knee-jerk reactions from many people, and in California those reactions are likely to fall along strict ethnic lines. A white majority has long called the shots in voter initiatives, but with Mexican Americans becoming the majority population in southern California, their views on these matters can no longer be ignored." "In Moving from the Margins, an outspoken member of the Mexican American community explores issues that have molded politics over the past decade in a state where division seems more common than unity. Addressing immigration, education, health care, and economic and political concerns, Adela de la Torre provides a distinctly Chicana perspective that often differs from that of mainstream readers and voters." "Whether addressing entitlements granted to noncitizens, the future of public schools, or access to health care, de la Torre challenges readers to move beyond their own frame of reference and consider new points of view. The issues she faces have shaped today's California - and they also lie at the heart of urban public policy in America for the twenty-first century."--Jacket.
Contents: Immigration -- Issues in bilingual and K-12 education -- Issues in higher education -- Affirmative action -- Health care -- Welfare reform and the underclass -- The emerging debates in Los Angeles politics.