Nothing New Under the Sun: Explaining Anti-Immigration Policies from 1820-1860 in the American States using Contemporary Theories

• In Event: Immigration Policies: Explanations and Consequences

Brief Overview

Before 1876, American states enacted laws to discourage immigration. I assess the effect of partisanship, economic threat, and foreign born changes, contemporary predictors of anti-immigrant policy, on policies adopted by states (1820-1860).

Author

• Belinda Creel Davis, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College