We empirically analyze the impact of immigration to the U.S. on the share of votes to the Republicans and Democrats … average across election types, immigration to the U.S. has a significant and negative impact on the Republican vote share … House – works through two main channels. The impact of immigration on Republican votes in the House is negative when the …

We empirically analyze the impact of immigration to the U.S. on the share of votes to the Republicans and Democrats … average across election types, immigration to the U.S. has a significant and negative impact on the Republican vote share … House – works through two main channels. The impact of immigration on Republican votes in the House is negative when the …

Illegal immigration has been the focus of much debate in receiving countries, but little is known about the drivers of … significantly correlated with public opinion on illegal immigration. Controlling for education, income, ideology, and other socio …, but cannot entirely explain the correlation between media exposure and attitudes about illegal immigration. …

While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no … combining information on the number of temporary work visas with data on lobbying activity associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …

Using census data for 1996, 2001 and 2007 we study the labor market effect of immigration to South Africa. The paper …, we estimate that increased immigration has a negative and significant effect on natives' employment rates - and that this … robust to using an instrumental variable estimation strategy. At the national level, we find that increased immigration has a …

redistributive welfare system might adjust as a result of immigration. Under the first scenario, immigration has a larger impact on …-market determinants of immigration attitudes. In countries where natives are on average more skilled than immigrants, individual income is … negatively correlated with pro-immigration preferences, while individual skill is positively correlated with them. These …

Using census data for 1996, 2001, and 2007; we study the labor market effect of immigration to South Africa. The paper …, we estimate that increased immigration has a negative and significant effect on natives' employment rates – and that this … robust to using an instrumental variable estimation strategy. At the national level, we find that increased immigration has a …

Using census data for 1996, 2001 and 2007 we study the labor market effect of immigration to South Africa. The paper …, we estimate that increased immigration has a negative and significant effect on natives' employment rates – and that this … robust to using an instrumental variable estimation strategy. At the national level, we find that increased immigration has a …

This paper empirically investigates the determinants of individual attitudes towards immigration in South Africa using … than natives, we conclude that the labor-market channel does not play a role in preference formation over immigration. What …