The past two decades have seen a dramatic rise in African immigration to the United States, and this paper investigates the political implications of this recent wave of migration to current frames of understanding African American politics and political ideology. It argues that the politics of...

A heated debate focused on the impact of multiculturalism and ethnic heterogeneity on welfare state generosity has emerged in recent years. At the center of the debate is the argument that ethnic heterogeneity undermines support for the welfare state for several reasons. Prominent among these is...

This paper explores the role of within group social comparisons on the life satisfaction of different racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. For Whites, we find that higher group income levels are associated with lower levels of life satisfaction, a result that is consistent with a preference for...