Title: Debating immigration in the age of terrorism, polarization, and Trump /
Authors: Woods, Joshua; Arthur, C. Damien,
Year: 2017
Subjects: Trump, Donald,; Trump, Donald,; Immigrants United States; Terrorism; Emigration and immigration; Emigration and immigration Government policy; Immigrants; Terrorism; United States Emigration and immigration.; United States Emigration and immigration Government policy.; United States
Abstract: Debating Immigration utilizes a theoretically informed framework for analyzing the multifaceted immigration debate before and after 9/11 in the age of terrorism,. political polarization, and authoritarianism.
Contents: Introduction -- Grand Contradictions -- The Perceived Threat of Terrorism and the Authoritarian Turn in Attitudes toward Immigration -- The News Media, Terrorism, and the Immigration Threat Nexus -- The President Goes Negative -- Congressional Hearings: Immigration Frames in Expert Testimonies -- The Partisan Fear of Terrorism, the Polarization of Immigration Attitudes, and the 2016 Presidential Campaign.