RIVERSIDE, Calif. — As campaign rhetoric heats up heading into the November elections, scholars at the University of California, Riverside are available to discuss issues from California’s initiative process and the impact of foreclosures on voting to immigration policy and the economy.
Voters, Initiatives, Corporate Influence
Ben Bishin, associate professor of political science(951) 827-4637[email protected]http://politicalscience.ucr.edu/people/faculty/bishin/index.html
Among Bishin’s research interests are Cuban-American voters and gay and lesbian politics. Recent research found that attitudes of Cuban Americans have undergone significant changes in the last 30 years, driven largely by an influx of immigrants since the Mariel Boatlift in 1980. But those changes are not reflected at the ballot box, nor are they likely to be soon. Cuban-American voters still overwhelmingly support Republican candidates, despite moderating views of U.S. bans on trade with and travel to Cuba. He also can speak on gay marriage and the political process, how different institutions tend to enhance gay rights while others impede them, and how democratic societies should balance majority rule and the rights to liberty and equality when fundamental rights are at stake.
Los Angeles Times: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/26/news/la-pn-ron-paul-diplomatic-relations-with-cuba-at-florida-debate-20120126New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/01/21/us/AP-US-Romney-Hispanics.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&ref=us
Tags: political science, Cuban-American voters, Cuban immigrants, GOP and Cuban-American voters, gay rights, gay marriage and political process, politics
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