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 …

immigration is associated with stronger preferences for redistribution and a more liberal ideology among Americans today. We …We study the long run effects of immigration on U.S. political ideology. We establish a new result: historical European … redistribution, with long-lasting effects on political attitudes of U.S.-born individuals. After documenting that immigrants …

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 …

natives' support for redistribution, with attitudes towards immigrants and immigration acting as mediators. By applying … their opposition to future immigration. In turn, an open-minded and tolerant attitude promotes mutual trust and solidarity … governmental redistribution measures, I argue that there is no direct, but an indirect relationship between ethnic diversity and …

redistribution preference through less anti-immigrant attitudes. If immigrants are perceived as a threat to the culture or social …Combining the link between ethnic heterogeneity, attitudes towards immigrants, and the support of redistribution …, predictions are made about natives' preference for redistribution depending on interethnic contact, perceived outgroup threats …