No Longer Outsiders: Black and Latino Interest Group Advocacy on Capitol Hill

No Longer Outsiders: Black and Latino Interest Group Advocacy on Capitol Hill
ISBN-10
022676530X
ISBN-13
9780226765303
Category
Political Science
Pages
183
Language
English
Published
2021-07-12
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Author
Michael D. Minta

Description

"How effective are civil rights organizations in lobbying Congress? They lack the resources of wealthier business-funded lobbying groups. And yet, these groups have been able to influence Congress in order to pass legislation and pressure agencies in the service of minority communities. In No Longer Outsiders: Black and Latino Interest Group Advocacy on Capitol Hill, Michael D. Minta explores the ways that civil rights groups representing a range of racial and ethnic minorities achieve success in Congress. Minta shows how increasing diversity in the House of Representatives plays an important role in the success of civil rights organizations. These organizations gain power and respect in part because they indeed represent the interests and views of their minority groups. The organizations from different ethnic and racial groups successfully cooperate on legislation and work closely with groups like the Congressional Black and Latino Caucuses to get a place at the legislative table"--

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