David L. Leal
· Professor, Department of GovernmentUniversity of Texas at Austin · Romance Studies
Active 1969–2024
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Research topics
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Law
- Computer Science
- Political economy
- Economics
- Public administration
- Socioeconomics
- Gender studies
- Geography
Selected publications
Sleep Health · 2019-11-04 · 39 citations
articleOpen accessLatinos por Trump? Latinos and the 2016 Presidential Election
Social Science Quarterly · 2020 · 30 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingObjective This article examines the unresolved puzzle of the Latino vote in the 2016 presidential election. The National Election Pool (NEP) estimated that Trump received 28 percent, which surprised many given Trump's rhetoric, but it was just one of several estimates (ranging from 18 to over 30 percent). Methods We analyze the 2016 and 2012 American National Election Study, Pew's 2016 and 2012 National Survey of Latinos, the 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Study, and various media polls…
Electoral Studies · 2018-04-26 · 21 citations
article1st authorPolitical Science Quarterly · 2024-01-01 · 8 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorAbstract According to the “demography as destiny” theory, growing minority populations (which predominantly support Democrats) and the declining White population (which mostly votes Republican) will move politics and policy in more progressive directions. Latino voters are central to this account, but our critical analysis argues that such demographic determinism, which we call el cuento del destino, should be reconsidered. First, we argue that an overinvestment in the demography as destiny narr…
Stalemate : United States immigration reform efforts 2005-2007
Figshare · 2017-01-01 · 7 citations
article1st authorCorrespondingThe author discusses national immigration reform efforts in the United States from 2005 to 2007. The new laws proposed during these three years ranged from enforcement strategies, which focused on removals and deterrence, to comprehensive reform, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for many existing unauthorised (also known as illegal) immigrants. While the Republicans controlled both chambers of Congress in 2005 and 2006, the party was split between pro-migration business interests and…
Frequent coauthors
- 3625 shared
Marc Lynch
- 3605 shared
Alexandra Filindra
- 3602 shared
Rocío Titiunik
- 3602 shared
Max Bowman
- 3601 shared
Alberto Simpser
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
- 3601 shared
Lori J. Marso
- 3601 shared
Ben W. Ansell
University of Oxford
- 3601 shared
Terry Gilmour
Midland College
Education
- 1998
PhD, Political Science, Department of Government
Harvard University
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