Primed for backlash among whom does demographic change provoke anti-immigration attitudes?
Past research has explored which factors are important in understanding immigration attitudes, incorporating economic, cultural, and political components, among others. Simultaneously, a literature linking local demographic context to immigration attitudes has developed, in part to identify under what conditions demographic change might increase immigration Backlash. I combine these literatures by examining what characteristics and/or contexts for U.S.-born Whites predict Backlash to demographic change. I find evidence that county-level Hispanic growth predicts a preference for reducing immigration among three groups: those without a four-year degree, those identifying as political Independents, and those reporting a decrease in household income. These results provide a framework for understanding how immigration policy attitudes may evolve for different groups in the context of demographic change.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Author |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Social Policy |
| DOI | 10.1177/07311214221116660 |
| Date Deposited | 21 Jul 2022 |
| Acceptance Date | 12 Jul 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/115620 |
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- HM Sociology
- HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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- https://www.lse.ac.uk/social-policy/people/academic-staff/dr-christopher-maggio (Author)
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