Undocumented Millennial Latinxs: Political Activism in the Age of Trump
Mentor 1
Paru Shah
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
28-4-2017 1:30 PM
End Date
28-4-2017 4:00 PM
Description
The purpose of this study is to examine what factors influence immigrant political activism. This study looks into the social psychology of protest and efficacy theories to further explain if undocumented millennial Latinxs are more or less likely to be politically active in the Age of Trump. I am interested in explaining if English speaking and bilingual (English and Spanish speaking) undocumented millennial Latinxs are more inclined to participate in political activism because they speak the dominant language. In addition, I look into socio-economic factors to further explain if political participation is higher amongst undocumented millennial Latinxs whom have access to higher education, live above poverty levels, have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and feel that their fate is linked to other undocumented immigrants facing discrimination under the current presidential administration. Lastly, I am interested in studying if gender plays a role in political activism amongst undocumented millennial Latinxs. For this study, I survey this demographic using Qualtrics. (SUBMITTING FINAL IRB REVISIONS) I measure political activism by respondents answers to questions regarding civic engagement and socio-economic status. (Anticipated) Implications throughout this study include accessibility to the broader undocumented millennial Latinx demographic. Ideally, a more inclusive survey would be available on paper and translated into Spanish to be inclusive of non-computer savvy undocumented millennial Latinxs. Further research would focus on accessibility to the broader undocumented millennial Latinx demographic and would explore divisive dichotomies of the DREAMer/non-DREAMer narrative that tokenizes specific undocumented millennial Latinxs.
Undocumented Millennial Latinxs: Political Activism in the Age of Trump
Union Wisconsin Room
The purpose of this study is to examine what factors influence immigrant political activism. This study looks into the social psychology of protest and efficacy theories to further explain if undocumented millennial Latinxs are more or less likely to be politically active in the Age of Trump. I am interested in explaining if English speaking and bilingual (English and Spanish speaking) undocumented millennial Latinxs are more inclined to participate in political activism because they speak the dominant language. In addition, I look into socio-economic factors to further explain if political participation is higher amongst undocumented millennial Latinxs whom have access to higher education, live above poverty levels, have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and feel that their fate is linked to other undocumented immigrants facing discrimination under the current presidential administration. Lastly, I am interested in studying if gender plays a role in political activism amongst undocumented millennial Latinxs. For this study, I survey this demographic using Qualtrics. (SUBMITTING FINAL IRB REVISIONS) I measure political activism by respondents answers to questions regarding civic engagement and socio-economic status. (Anticipated) Implications throughout this study include accessibility to the broader undocumented millennial Latinx demographic. Ideally, a more inclusive survey would be available on paper and translated into Spanish to be inclusive of non-computer savvy undocumented millennial Latinxs. Further research would focus on accessibility to the broader undocumented millennial Latinx demographic and would explore divisive dichotomies of the DREAMer/non-DREAMer narrative that tokenizes specific undocumented millennial Latinxs.
