We test the relationship between historical immigration to the United States and political ideology today. We … with the hypothesis that immigration left its footprint on American ideology via cultural transmission from immigrants to … ideology during one of the largest episodes of redistribution in US history - the New Deal - and that such effects persisted …

We review the growing literature on the political effects of immigration. After a brief summary of the economics of … immigration, we turn to the main focus of the paper: how immigrants influence electoral outcomes in receiving countries, and why …. We start from the "standard" view that immigration triggers political backlash and raises support for nativist, anti …

in Italian politics by shaping the attitudes towards migrants of individuals that live close to Medieval ports. Trade … less likely to think that migrants make Italy an unsafe place as well as to report right-wing voting attitudes. Moreover …. Interestingly, right-wing parties started to attract less votes near Medieval ports only when immigration had become a very salient …

greater engagement of Hispanics in national politics has occurred after unprecedented growth in interior immigration … over the 2008-2018 decade, we find evidence of intensified immigration enforcement suppressing Hispanics' willingness to …

-interest, knowledge, and ideology in public opinion formation? And how do people learn about economic issues? Using a new, specially … insurance), ideology is the most important determinant of public opinion, while measures of self-interest are the least …Public opinion influences politicians, and therefore influences public policy decisions. What are the roles of self …

We study the impact of the first American party committed to redistribution from rich to poor on anti-Black media …

welcome more immigrants. On theoretical grounds, the relationship between immigration and support for redistribution is … ambiguous. Immigration may increase ethnic diversity, which may reduce the support for redistribution. On the other hand …, natives may demand more redistribution as an insurance against labour market risks brought by immigration. In this chapter, we …

We combine community-level outcomes of 27 votes about immigration issues in Switzerland with census data to estimate … the effect of immigration on natives' attitudes towards immigration. We apply an instrumental variable approach to take … anti-immigration votes, while the presence of culturally similar immigrants does not affect natives' voting behavior at all …