Party Lines Over Border Lines: Partisanship, Contact, and Attitudes Toward US Border Patrol Agents

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Brief Overview

Does partisanship or interpersonal contact shape attitudes towards US Border Patrol agents? The findings demonstrate that partisanship, ethnicity, and political interest are primarily driving attitudes, not direct interpersonal contact.

Author

• Donald Caviness, University of Colorado Boulder