Assistant Professor of American Politics at Washington College. Studying Latinx Identity and politics #firstgen
Oct 1, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Latinx Resentment of Immigrants drives support for Trump and Restrictive Immigration Policies. @kassrao@lorenc2@APSALatinos
See some graphs in thread or check out our #APSA2021 panel (Latinxs in the 2020 Presidential Election @ 5est)
Theory - some Latinx blame immigrants for increasing hostility towards Latinx in US. They are redefining Latinidad to exclude immigrants. As such, Trump and restrictive policies are not a status threat - and support for Trump signals this redefinition of Latinidad to outgroups.