Economic Insecurity, Prejudicial Stereotypes, and Public Opinion on Immigration Policy
2000/01/01 by Peter Burns, James G. Gimpel · 757 citations
Social Sciences · #Destinations #Government (linguistics) #Immigration #Immigration policy #Law #Media studies #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Political science #Politics #Public administration #Public opinion #Public policy #Representation (politics) #Sociology
paper · doi:10.2307/2657900
published in Political Science Quarterly 115(2), 201-225 (Oxford University Press)
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Abstract
PETER BURNS is an assistant professor of political science at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He has just completed a book manuscript entitled Electoral Politics Is Not Enough: The Struggle of African Americans and Latinos for Full Representation in Urban Politics. JAMES G. GIMPEL is an associate professor of government at the University of Maryland in College Park. His most recent book is Separate Destinations: Migration, Immigration, and the Politics of Places.
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