Fiscal Burden or Racism? Non-white Immigration and Welfare in Advanced Democracies

• In Event: Inequality, Social Spending, and Economic Performance

Brief Overview

We discuss how racial attitudes and the influx of immigrants shape welfare attitudes and policy in Europe and North America. We argue that it is non-white and low-income immigration that drives anti-immigrant sentiment and cuts to welfare programs.

Authors

• Gabriela Ramalho Tafoya, University of Connecticut

• Lyle A. Scruggs, University of Connecticut