The politics of belonging : race, public opinion, and immigration /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Masuoka, Natalie
Other Authors:	Junn, Jane
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Series:	Chicago studies in American politics.
Subjects:	United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Race > Public opinion.

Table of Contents:

Conditional welcome
Public opinion through a racial prism
Development of the American racial hierarchy: race, immigration, and citizenship
The pictures in our heads: the content and application of racial stereotypes
Perceptions of belonging: race and group membership
The racial prism of group identity: antecedents to attitudes on immigration
Framing immigration: "illegality" and the role of political communication
Conclusion: the politics of belonging and the future of US immigration policy.