The Local Reaction to Unauthorized Mexican Migration to the US

• In Event: Racial Ideology, Racism, and Identity

Brief Overview

We study the political impacts of unauthorized Mexican migration to the US and find evidence of conservative electoral responses. Narrow economic losses and underlying population change can account for some of the shift.

Authors

• Kara Camarena, Loyola University Chicago

• Ernesto Tiburcio, Tufts University