Latino Democrats, Latino Republicans and Interest in Country of Origin Politics.

DIASPORA; HISPANIC Americans; POLITICAL affiliation; PARTISANSHIP; IMMIGRANTS; TRANSNATIONALISM; UNITED States politics & government; DEMOCRATS (United States); REPUBLICANS; POLITICAL participation

The article focuses on the engagement of diasporans with their country of origin politics, focusing on Latinos in the U.S. It explores the partisan identities adopted in the U.S. which shaped cognitive engagement in politics of country of origin by immigrants and their descendants. It also discusses the less interest of Republicans than Democrats in maintaining interest in the politics of country of origin, the identification created by immigrant-origin individuals in the U.S. politics, and the role of partisanship on domestic and foreign politics. Other topics discussed include political transnationalism, the characteristics and elements of diaspora, and second-generation transnationalism.