“Immigrationalization” of Welfare Attitudes: Immigrants’ Welfare Usage and Public Support for Welfare Spending in the U.S.

• In Event: Immigration and Policy Preferences

Brief Overview

This paper examines the public responsiveness to social policy, focusing on the public’s attentiveness to the welfare usage of immigrants. The results show that immigration becomes an important factor when citizens think about social policy.

Author

• Woong Kwon, The University of Texas at Austin