Primed for Backlash
Among Whom Does Demographic Change Provoke Anti-Immigration Attitudes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2363731 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Maggio (0000-0001-5262-5879, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-122 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-1214 • E-ISSN: 1533-8673 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/07311214221116660 |
| OpenAlex | W4291184241 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 97 |
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
Backlash · Demographic change · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Immigration · Immigration policy · Political science · Politics · Population · Preference · Sociology · Demography · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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