Breaking Point?: Examining the Impact of Immigration on the Brexit Vote

• In Event: Immigration and Vote Choice

Brief Overview

This paper analyzes the impact of immigration and campaign rhetoric on the Brexit vote using a unique dataset which surveys residents in some of the most deprived areas in U.K. collected in the weeks immediately following the vote.

Authors

• Shannon Kay Schumacher, University of California-Santa Barbara

• Narayani Lasala-Blanco, University of California-Santa Barbara