Jesus was a Refugee: Messages, Identity, and Support for Refugees among Evangelical Christians

• In Event: Comparative Immigration Attitudes II

Brief Overview

We study whether the impact of pro-refugee messages on evangelical attitudes toward refugees varies according to content (religious based vs. security messages), the presence of a counter-partisan message, and the attachment to each identity.

Authors

• Jennifer L. Merolla, University of California-Riverside

• Brian Newman, Pepperdine University

• Elizabeth J. Zechmeister, Vanderbilt University