The Wildfire Effect: The Political Consequences of Proxima Contact with Immigration Enforcement

• In Event: Policing in America

Brief Overview

What are the factors that connect proximal contact with immigration enforcement to political outcomes? Do the effects extend to multiple racial subgroups? We speak to these questions with a unique 2018 survey that includes oversamples of five groups.

Authors

• Hannah Walker, Rutgers University

• Marcel Roman, UCLA

• Matt A. Barreto, University of California-Los Angeles