The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?

Alesina, Alberto; Tabellini, Marco

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“…An implicit consensus in the literature is that anti-immigrant prejudice is "by and large a 'cultural' phenomenon" (Choi et al, 2019, p. 16274; see also Alesina & Tabellini, 2022). That is, whether natives welcome or reject people of foreign origins hinges more on symbolic (nonmaterial), rather than realistic (material), considerations.…”

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“…According to some, immigration-induced material competition generates a subjective state of relative deprivation among natives vis-à-vis the foreign-born, resulting in outgroup prejudice (Gest et al, 2018;Meuleman et al, 2020;Mutz, 2018;Pettigrew et al, 2008). Other scholars contend that negative sentiments toward outgroup members stem from a sense of symbolic insecurity surrounding cultural or ethnic identity (Choi et al, 2019;Gorodzeisky & Semyonov, 2019;Newman et al, 2012; for review, see Alesina & Tabellini, 2022) or reflect a reactionary 'cultural backlash' against globalization (Hochschild, 2016;Norris & Inglehart, 2019).…”

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Regional Variation in Social Norms and Domestic Anti-Immigrant Hostility

Kim

2023

Cross-Cultural Research

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Why are some ingroup members (i.e., natives) more tolerant of, or hostile toward, outgroup others (i.e., immigrants)? A large volume of evidence exists attempting to address this issue. The bulk of findings from observational and experimental research focuses on the dual concept of ‘realistic’ and ‘symbolic’ threat, operationalized in terms of migrant stock or percentage of foreign-born population. According to the literature, a higher stock generally indicates a higher threat, which in turn implies greater xenophobic sentiment. Against this backdrop, the present study shifts the analytic emphasis to a novel explanatory mechanism in the US context: strength of social norms at the state level. Specifically, by drawing on the concept of cultural tightness-looseness, it asks whether American citizens in a geographic region characterized by strong social norms and stringent sanctioning of deviance are, on average, more xenophobic. Results from mixed effects models provide substantial support. Based on nationally representative data collected by the Pew Research Center (2018) during the height of Trump administration, the analysis reveals that cultural tightness has a contextual effect: net of controls, residency in a state with a higher index score is associated with greater levels of anti-immigrant prejudice and stronger preference for anti-immigration policy.

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Regional Variation in Social Norms and Domestic Anti-Immigrant Hostility

Kim

2023

Cross-Cultural Research

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“…Against this backdrop, literature from studies of Western Europe and North America (Alesina and Tabellini 2022; Fabbe, Kyrkopoulou, and Vidali 2022) and also from Morocco (cited below) help us theorize how citizens perceive three potential labor market threats from migrants—job competition, aggregate wage reductions, and concerns about migrants’ skills.…”

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Surveying the Landscape of Labor Market Threat Perceptions from Migration: Evidence from Attitudes toward Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco

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Fabbe²,

Kyrkopoulou

2023

ILR Review

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Morocco, once primarily known as a country of emigration and transit to Europe, has become a destination country for migrants, the majority of whom are from sub-Saharan Africa. Using an original nationally representative survey of 2,700 respondents, together with data from two census waves and one migrant regularization wave, the authors examine Moroccan citizens’ labor market threat perceptions from this new migrant group. Consistent with findings from studies conducted in developed countries, less educated, poorer respondents express higher labor market threat perceptions. The authors also find evidence, however, that city dwellers and employed female Moroccans are the most likely to report threat perceptions, even after controlling for greater “exposure” to migrants. The article contributes to literatures on migration exposure and how rural–urban dynamics shape labor market threat perceptions in a developing country.

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“…We first review the empirical studies that directly examine the causal effect of ethnic diversity on support for redistribution (Section 2.1). A growing literature has looked at its effect on political preferences, and in particular on the popularity of far‐right, anti‐immigrant parties, as reflected in electoral outcomes (see Alesina & Tabellini, 2023, for a review). Since political preferences reveal at least some information about redistribution preferences—far‐right parties in Europe are less supportive of redistribution in their manifestos than other parties—inferences can be made from this literature, at least to some extent, about the effect of ethnic diversity on support for redistribution (see Section 2.2).…”

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The causal effect of ethnic diversity on support for redistribution and the role of discrimination

Achard

Suetens

2023

Journal of Economic Surveys

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We review the literature that investigates the causal effect of ethnic diversity on support for redistribution. The results indicate that ethnic diversity or an increase in the salience of ethnic minorities tends to reduce support for redistribution. Evidence is presented that this finding can be interpreted as an outcome of ethnic discrimination. Nonetheless, there is substantial heterogeneity, such that the effect of ethnic diversity on support for redistribution depends on the specific context. An important moderator of the effect is whether ethnic diversity is accompanied by interethnic contact.

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The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?

Cited by 30 publications

References 43 publications

Regional Variation in Social Norms and Domestic Anti-Immigrant Hostility

Regional Variation in Social Norms and Domestic Anti-Immigrant Hostility

Surveying the Landscape of Labor Market Threat Perceptions from Migration: Evidence from Attitudes toward Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco

The causal effect of ethnic diversity on support for redistribution and the role of discrimination

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