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 …

ideology during one of the largest episodes of redistribution in US history - the New Deal - and that such effects persisted …We test the relationship between historical immigration to the United States and political ideology today. We …-lasting effect on the political ideology of US born individuals. Our analysis proceeds in three steps. First, we document that the …