There is a lot of talk--in the public sphere as well as among scholars--about how important Latino voters are to political candidates, but most of the discussion is based on undertheorized "models" of political activation. Ramirez"s book presents a sophisticated argument about both the causes and the future of Latino political power in the United States. Mobilizing Opportunities is destined to become the most important book in Latino politics for the next generation. -Jane Junn, University of Southern California, coauthor of The Politics of Belonging: Race, Public Opinion, and Immigration Mobilizing Opportunities takes several essential steps in helping us to understand whether, where, how, and why the perennially "sleeping giant" of the Latino electorate is stirring into wakefulness and may soon have a huge impact on American politics. Ramirez places individuals within their crucial political contexts of states and other political jurisdictions; he shows how the media, political...