The Dixie Diaspora: Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Georgia

Layers of Influence: Exploring Institutional- and State-Level Effects on College Student Views Toward Access to Public Education for Undocumented Immigrants

“…Threat theory suggests that immigration attitudes may be driven by a sense of threat attached to scarcity of social and economic resources (Esses et al 2005). Even during times of economic growth, individuals may believe that undocumented immigrants are taking jobs away from native-born citizens (Neal and Bohon 2003), but this may be particularly heightened during economic stagnation or recession. There are conflicting findings on the effect of economic threat, with some research finding no evidence for the impact of local unemployment rates, personal income, and employment status on immigration policy preferences (Campbell et al 2006).…”

The role of race/ethnicity and race relations on public opinion related to the immigration and crime link

“…The authors found that those who had a college education held more favorable attitudes towards immigration (Chandler & Tsai, 2001). Neal and Bohon (2003) interviewed residents from Georgia about the increasing Hispanic population. Their research found support for more than one aspect of minority-threat theory.…”

“…Their research found support for more than one aspect of minority-threat theory. First, those Georgians who resided in the state for an extended period of time were more likely to view immigrants as a social threat, as were those who were pessimistic about the economy (Neal & Bohon, 2003). Second, if residents viewed the immigrants as an economic threat, they were more likely to express anti-immigrant attitudes.…”

Becoming “Hispanic” in the “New South”: Central American immigrants’ racialization experiences in Atlanta, GA, USA

“…Texas and California). Burgeoning construction, textile, and poultry industries, along with numerous service sector jobs, drew many of these intra-national migrants in addition to immigrants directly from Mexico, Central, and South America to the Atlanta area (Furuseth and Smith 2006;Hansen 2005;Mohl 2003;Neal and Bohon 2003;Odem 2008;Rutheiser 1996;Suro and Singer 2002). The emergence of Atlanta, GA as a business center, a transportation hub, and international city in the U.S. South has coincided with overall population growth and demographic changes and thus transformations of the racialized landscapes of the metropolitan area.…”