When American Identity Trumps Latinx Identity: Explaining Support for Restrictive Immigration Policies

• In Event: Immigration and Electoral Politics

Brief Overview

Our analysis of Latinx voters in the 2012 and 2016 ANES demonstrates that the degree to which individuals prioritize their American identity above their Latinx identity has a significant influence over support for GOP candidates.

Authors

• Flavio R Hickel, Washington College

• Rudy Alamillo, University of California-Riverside

• Kassra Oskooii, University of Delaware

• Loren Collingwood, University of California-Riverside