Contemporary Perceptions of Immigrants as Threats: Is the Perceived "Criminal Immigrant" Image Supported?

This study examined Americans' perceptions of immigrants as threats and their implications on immigration policy views as well as immigrants' actual involvement in crime. Images of immigrant groups result from the perceived threats they pose to the crime rate, economy, political power, and...

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Main Author: Chang, Rosa Elena
Format: Others
Published: Scholarly Repository 2009
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Online Access:http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/258