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 …

their opposition to future immigration. In turn, an open-minded and tolerant attitude promotes mutual trust and solidarity … natives' support for redistribution, with attitudes towards immigrants and immigration acting as mediators. By applying … losing intangible goods triggered by immigration is substantial in the formation of natives' socio-political attitudes …

We study the long run effects of immigration on U.S. political ideology. We establish a new result: historical European … immigration is associated with stronger preferences for redistribution and a more liberal ideology among Americans today. We …-group contact was more frequent, and are not due to transmission within ancestry groups. Immigration left its footprint on American …

of redistributive policies are affected by poverty and immigration. We find that while information about poverty has no … detectable impact on the progressivity of the respondents' demanded income tax schedule, information about immigration has a … response to both poverty and immigration, while low income respondents desire less public expenditure on education due to …