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Immigration, Latinos, and White Partisan Politics: The New Democratic Defection

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  • Zoltan Hajnal
  • Michael U. Rivera

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Immigration is profoundly changing the racial demographics of America. In this article, we seek to understand if and how immigration and increasing racial diversity are shaping the partisan politics of individual white Americans. We show that whites’ views on immigration and Latinos are strongly related to their core political identities and vote choices. Using a range of different surveys, we find that, all else equal, whites with more anti‐immigrant views or more negative views of Latinos are less apt to identify as Democrats and less likely to favor Democratic candidates. This rightward shift harkens back to an earlier period of white defection from the Democratic Party and highlights the enduring but shifting impact of race on American politics.

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  • Zoltan Hajnal & Michael U. Rivera, 2014. "Immigration, Latinos, and White Partisan Politics: The New Democratic Defection," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 58(4), pages 773-789, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:amposc:v:58:y:2014:i:4:p:773-789
    DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12101
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    1. Michael Kwame Dzordzormenyoh & Deion Perkins, 2022. "Immigration in the United States: Exploring the Factors that Predict Public Support for Police Stops Targeted at Illegal Immigrants & Immigrants with Criminal Background," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1545-1566, September.
    2. Leyla D. Karakas & Devashish Mitra, 2021. "Electoral competition in the presence of identity politics," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 33(2), pages 169-197, April.
    3. Paul Frymer & Jacob M. Grumbach, 2021. "Labor Unions and White Racial Politics," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 65(1), pages 225-240, January.
    4. Benjamin G. Bishin & Thomas J. Hayes & Matthew B. Incantalupo & Charles Anthony Smith, 2021. "Immigration and public opinion: Will backlash impede immigrants’ policy progress?," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 102(6), pages 3036-3049, November.
    5. David A. Caicedo & Vivienne Badaan, 2021. "Legislation, Linguistics, and Location: Exploring Attitudes on Unauthorized Immigration," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 967-985, September.

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