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Author:

Citrin, Jack, author.

Title:

Immigration in the court of public opinion / Jack Citrin, Morris Levy and Matthew Wright.

Publisher:

Polity Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

x, 158 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Subject:

United States--Public opinion.--Public opinion.

Other Authors:

Levy, Morris, 1982- author.
Wright, Matthew (Assistant professor of political science), author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-150) and index.

Contents:

Who are we now? -- Moderation, malleability, and the myth of warring camps -- Motivations -- Assimilation then and now -- American exceptionalism? -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"What does a nation of immigrants think and feel about immigration? Recent accounts of immigration policy routinely cast Americans as divided into two warring camps - one fueled by threat to livelihoods and way of life, the other by a fervent cosmopolitanism that sees the nation-state as passé. This counter-intuitive book shows that these accounts miss the mark. First, almost all Americans hold a mix of "pro-" and "anti-immigrant" opinions. Their views are pragmatic and flexible rather than dead-set. Second, opinions about immigration are more powerfully influenced by liberal values and concerns about the well-being of American society as a whole than by identity politics. Third, the assimilation Americans demand from immigrants matches patterns of integration that Hispanic and Asian immigrants overwhelmingly follow. Finally, American attitudes toward immigrants are "exceptional" for their openness and respect for cultural pluralism. In Citrin, Levy, and Wright's view, long-elusive comprehensive immigration reform can win in the court of public opinion - but only if leaders heed their constituents rather than the polarized activists who claim to speak on their behalf. This expert analysis rethinks the role of public opinion in immigration matters: its insights will be welcomed by all interested in immigration debates and public policy." -- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Immigration & society series

ISBN:

9781509550692
1509550690
1509550682
9781509550685

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1306273749

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)