Ame ric a n I mmig ra tio n: Diffe ring Vie ws o f the T hre a t - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Ame ric a n I mmig ra tio n: Diffe ring Vie ws o f the T hre a t fro m I mmig ra nts By Ca rl K a rpinski, c la ss o f 2017

I ntro duc tio n • I mmig ra tio n le g isla tio n • Bush (T e d K e nne dy, visa s, to ta l immig ra nts) • Arle n Spe c te r (b o rde r, b lue c a rd, le g a l) • Gutie rre z (no n-c rimina ls, yo uth, b o rde r) • Ob a ma • T rump • Ac c o rding to Bro o king s I nstitutio n, in 2013 the numb e r o f pe o ple who we re fo re ig n b o rn in the US ha d rise n to o ve r 40 millio n a nd 13% o f the po pula tio n.

Visa s • Of the 85,000 H-1B wo rke rs a re fo r ST E M (Sc i, T e c h, E ng , Ma th) o c c upa tio ns. • L -1 Visa s – a b o ut 65,000 (no c a p)

T he o ry • I mmig ra tio n ha s b e c o me a ho t b utto n issue in po litic s a nd da ily life • So c ia l Co nta c t- Go rdo n Allpo rt • “Unde r a ppro pria te c o nditio ns inte rpe rso na l c o nta c t is o ne o f the mo st e ffe c tive wa ys to re duc e pre judic e b e twe e n ma jo rity a nd mino rity g ro up me mb e rs” • F ig ue ro a a nd Wa lla c e • I n the US ma ny b e lie ve tha t immig ra nts po se a s a thre a t to ma ny fa c to rs in the ir life (jo b s, e duc a tio n, rig hts-0 sum g a in, e tc .)

L ite ra ture • PI JT da ta b e ing fro m 2005 a nd b e ing b ro a d • 1-immig ra nts do jo b s tha t Ame ric a n’ s do n’ t wa nt • 2-no t sure • 3-immig ra nts ta ke jo b s a wa y fro m Ame ric a ns

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Da ta • GSS 2014 Surve y ha s 2500 re spo nde nts. F o r mo st o f the te sts run fo r this a na lysis, the re we re a b o ut 1200-1500 re spo nde nts. • Re a so ns I pic ke d this to pic (Re c e nt e ve nts, o ld da ta , e tc .) In a c ompa r ison of individua ls, those ha ving mor e we a lth will be mor e like ly to be tole r a nt • towa r ds immig r a nts tha n will those with le ss mone y. In a c ompa r ison of individua ls in the Unite d Sta te s, those with le ss e duc a tion will be mor e like ly • to be disc r imina tor y towa r ds immig r a nts tha n those ha ving mor e e duc a tion. In a c ompa r ison of individua ls in the Unite d Sta te s, those with le ss immig r a nts in the ir r e g ion, • will be le ss like ly to be tole r a nt towa r ds immig r a nts, tha n those with mor e immig r a nts.

1,173,000 3,493,000 1,829,000 12,020,000 7,153,000 2,293,000 7,775,000 702,000 4,946,000 Numb e rs b y sta te fro m mig ra tio npo lic y.o rg

Cro ss ta b ula tio n o f Re g io n o f Re side nc y a nd Ag re e me nt with I mmig ra nts b e ing g o o d fo r Ame ric a Chi-Sq ua re = 215.721, P=0.000 L a mb da = 0.134, P=0.000

Cro ss ta b ula tio n o f E duc a tio n L e ve l a nd Ag re e me nt with I mmig ra nts Be ing Go o d fo r Ame ric a Chi-Sq ua re = 55.886, P=0.000 So me rs’ d= -0.111, P=0.000

Cr oss tabulation of Inc ome and Agr e e me nt with Immigr ation Job T hr e at Chi-Sq ua re = 59.885, P=0.000 So me rs’ d= 0.132. P=0.000

Co nc lusio ns In a c ompa r ison of individua ls, those ha ving mor e we a lth will be mor e like ly to be tole r a nt • towa r ds immig r a nts tha n will those with le ss mone y. Cor r e c t • In a c ompa r ison of individua ls in the Unite d Sta te s, those with le ss e duc a tion will be mor e like ly • to be disc r imina tor y towa r ds immig r a nts tha n those ha ving mor e e duc a tion. Cor r e c t • In a c ompa r ison of individua ls in the Unite d Sta te s, those with le ss immig r a nts in the ir r e g ion, • will be le ss like ly to be tole r a nt towa r ds immig r a nts, tha n those with mor e immig r a nts. Co rre c t • • Wha t so c io e c o no mic g ro ups a re mo re like ly to sha re a c o mmo n ide o lo g y o n immig ra nts? Wha t g ro ups o ppo se the m?

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