They Spit on Me in My Homeland: How Foreign-Born Status Impacts Anti-Latino Bias Crimes

• In Event: Variation in Racialized Victimization and Post-Victimization Reporting Processes Among Victims of Bias-Motivated and Other Crimes

Abstract

This research examines the relationship between the foreign-born status of Latinos in the United States and anti-Latino bias crime victimization. Specifically, this research applies group threat perspectives, which posit that the dominant group engages in bias motivated violence as a reaction to perceived threats from minority groups, along with existing research on the racial typification of Latino people as “perpetual foreigners” to the understanding of victimization exposure among Latino people. Specifically, this study examines whether the foreign-born status of Latino people influences their risk of hate crime victimization and discrimination. To conduct this research, this study will use survey data on anti-Hispanic victimization and foreign-born status from the Longitudinal Hate Crime and Victimization Survey pilot study. Results point to a lack of variation in anti-Hispanic victimization reporting based on foreign-born status, providing theoretical important theoretical implications for the understanding of anti-Hispanic xenophobia in America.

Authors

• Daniela Isabel Laurel, Florida State University

• Brendan Lantz, Florida State University

• Marin Wenger, Florida State University