Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Racism Ignored
- 2 The Racialization of Latinos
- 3 The Measurement of Latina/o Racism-Ethnicism
- 4 Why White America Opposes Immigration
- 5 Attitudes about Punishment and Policing
- 6 Why Whites Favor Restrictive Voting Laws
- 7 The Electoral Implications of Latina/o Racism-Ethnicism
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix A Sample Details
- Appendix B Measurement
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Why White America Opposes Immigration
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2020
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Racism Ignored
- 2 The Racialization of Latinos
- 3 The Measurement of Latina/o Racism-Ethnicism
- 4 Why White America Opposes Immigration
- 5 Attitudes about Punishment and Policing
- 6 Why Whites Favor Restrictive Voting Laws
- 7 The Electoral Implications of Latina/o Racism-Ethnicism
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix A Sample Details
- Appendix B Measurement
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Immigration has become the most obvious point of contention between Whites and Latinos. Despite claims that anti-immigration sentiment is divorced of racism, this chapter demonstrates a sizable and stable relationship between White animus toward Latinos and public support for immigration policies ranging from a pathway to citizenship to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to building a wall. Even Whites who are open to the idea of free migration for US citizens oppose the policy when applied to citizens of Latino countries as a result of this belief system that Latinos fail to assimilate and adhere to Anglo-American norms.
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- Ignored RacismWhite Animus Toward Latinos, pp. 56 - 85Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020