… In a recent study, we tried to determine what is really behind many white Americans’ support for “getting tough” on illegal immigration. Do they oppose offering legal status to illegal immigrants because they fundamentally dislike Latinos as a group and reject policy reforms that would benefit them? Or do they tend to stereotype illegal Latino immigrants as unassimilated or lacking skills they need to succeed in the United States, such as speaking English or holding a steady job — and oppose legalization because they are concerned about how it would affect the culture or the U.S. economy? CONT.
Morris Levy (USC) & Matthew Wright (American U.), The Monkey Cage