Public “Biased” Perceptions on Immigrant Welfare Usage: Sources and Consequences

• In Event: Race, Ethnicity and Public Opinion

Brief Overview

We examine the gap between the actual immigrant welfare usage and Americans’ perceptions of it, based on which we also explore the determinants of the gap and the consequences.

Authors

• Ping Xu, University of Rhode Island

• James Garand, Louisiana State University

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

• Michael Henderson, Louisiana State University