Elite Discourse and the "Good" Latino Narrative: The (Re)Surging Appeal of Republican Politics in a Racialized and Polarized America

• In Event: Creating Race: Socialization, Schools, Narratives

Brief Overview

This paper evaluates Latino Republican elites construct “deserving” and “undeserving” identities through rhetoric on legality, faith, patriotism, and anti-wokeness, shaping how Latino belonging and legitimacy are understood.

Author

• Emily Nicole Ortiz, University of California, Los Angeles