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The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation

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Leo Chavez takes on a big project and completes it with outstanding academic rigor. He traces the ways in which Latinos are constructed as a threat to US society. Leaving behind the myth that Americans are only concerned with the issue of "illegality," Chavez documents the ways in which all Latinos (citizens, those with documents and the undocumented) become targets of xenophobia and nativism. He doesn't get bogged down with academic jargon, and yet his scholarship shines through. A highly recommended read, and a great book for undergraduate courses.

I have enjoyed reading The Latino Threat. I bought it for a Sociology class assignment and ended up loving it. Chavez provides evidence documented by the media, research, and other sources in order to disprove the so-called Latino threat to American society. The truth is that most stereotypes are completely untrue. Hispanics are not much different than anyone else. They're Americans just like me and you.