Economic Insecurity, Prejudicial Stereotypes, and Public Opinion on Immigration Policy

Burns, Peter; Gimpel, James G.

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“…Studies using contextual influences in municipalities, neighbourhoods and urban areas test both conflict and contact theories (e.g. Burns and Gimpel 2000;Rocha and Espino 2009) and find similar results as studies using countries and regions (Schlueter and Wagner 2008;Mirwaldt 2010). …”

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confidence: 62%

“…In most empirical studies, however, there is no clear distinction between immigration status and ethnicity. Many papers that focus on attitudes towards immigrant rights use racial prejudices and stereotypes as a predictor for opposition to immigrant rights (Burns and Gimpel 2000;Raijman et al 2003). For the United States, the literature focuses on attitudes towards specific ethnic groups and countries of origin, such as Hispanics, Blacks, Asians and Arabs, regardless of citizenship status (Berg 2009;Lyons et al 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As mentioned above, in many cases negative attitudes towards ethnic minorities and stereotypes towards specific ethnic groups are used as a predictor of anti immigrant or restrictionist views: people who hold strong negative stereotypes towards different ethnic groups in relation to their work ethic or predisposition to violence are more likely to prefer restricting immigration in the host country (Burns and Gimpel 2000;Golebiowska 2007;Pearson 2010). Similarly, threat to cultural values seems to drive more opposition to immigration than economic threat such as possible negative impacts of immigration on employment or wages (Schneider, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…When age exerts significant influence, it is always positively correlated to prejudices and anti-immigration attitudes (Hempstead and Espenshade 1996;Burns and Gimpel 2000;Pichler 2010). Altogether, older individuals are more likely to support exclusion of out groups (Gorodzeisky 2011).…”

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“…The cognitive part, which relates to stereotypes, is captured in surveys by questions on how the respondent perceives minorities in terms of, for example, their intelligence, work ethic, propensity to commit crime (Burns and Gimpel 2000), or willingness to adapt to the customs of the host country (McDaniel et al 2011). The affective part relates to prejudices and is captured in surveys by questions on whether the respondent is e.g.…”

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Economic Insecurity, Prejudicial Stereotypes, and Public Opinion on Immigration Policy

Cited by 546 publications

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What determines attitudes to immigration in European countries? An analysis at the regional level

What determines attitudes to immigration in European countries? An analysis at the regional level

Polarization in attitudes towards refugees and migrants in the Netherlands

Propelling diverse leaders to the top: A developmental network approach

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