@article{ref1,
title="The effect of national mood on Mexican American political opinion",
journal="Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences",
year="2001",
author="Michelson, Melissa R.",
volume="23",
number="1",
pages="57-70",
abstract="In 1996, there was a pervasive anti-immigrant, anti-Latino mood in the country, caused by passage of Proposition 187 in California and national welfare reform and immigration reform bills. But a few years later attitudes toward Latinos had shifted; laws were reversed and both major political parties were pursuing Latino votes. Substantial research on the general public has demonstrated that events influence public opinion; correspondingly, this shift in the public mood influenced the political concerns of Chicago Mexican Americans. In reaction to the anti-Latino atmosphere, Mexican Americans became more concerned about racism and discrimination. When the anti-Latino mood abated, Chicago Mexican Americans responded by shifting their agenda from an issue that focused on their ethnic identity to issues shared by people of all races and ethnicities: crime, gangs, and drugs. A similar shift is found among noncitizens of Mexican descent.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9863",
doi="10.1177/0739986301231004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986301231004"
}