| A Midwestern Mosaic: Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America Drawn by low-skilled work and the safety and security of rural life, increasing numbers of families from Latin America and Southeast Asia have migrated to the American heartland. In the path-breaking book A Midwestern Mosaic , J. Celeste Lay examines the effects of political socialization on native white youth growing up in small towns. J. Celeste Lay is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tulane University in New Orleans. |