Immigration Attitudes and Support for the Welfare State in the American Mass Public

Garand, James C.; Xu, Ping; Davis, Belinda Creel

doi:10.1111/ajps.12233

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“…Additionally, exposure to information about administrative burden might have the greatest effect for individuals predisposed to think that the program serves individuals who are only in need because of lack of effort or who think program benefits are too easily obtained. Party identification, among other factors, has been a stable predictor of views toward welfare and welfare spending for a while (see Garand, Xu, and Davis ; Gilens ; Jacoby ; Kam and Nam ), with Republicans generally showing less support . On average, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to view poverty as a consequence of lack of effort as opposed to circumstances beyond one's control; in a recent poll, 56 percent of Republicans link poverty to lack of effort (32 percent note uncontrollable circumstances) compared with 19 percent of Democrats (71 percent cite circumstances) (Smith ) .…”

Section: Policy Feedback and Administrative Burdenmentioning

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Does Administrative Burden Influence Public Support for Government Programs? Evidence from a Survey Experiment

Keiser

Miller

2019

Public Administration Review

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Research indicates that administrative burden influences the behaviors and views of clients and potential clients of government programs. However, administrative burden may also shape mass attitudes toward government programs. Taking a behavioral public administration approach, the authors consider whether and how exposure to information about administrative burden embedded within eligibility-based programs influences citizen favorability toward those programs. It is hypothesized that if information about the existing screening mechanisms is highlighted and made salient, this will lead to greater approval of eligibility-based programs. This expectation is evaluated using a survey experiment that explores administrative burden in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The evidence shows that being exposed to information about administrative burden increases favorability toward TANF and its recipients, though these effects are conditional on party identification. The results provide insight into a potential consequence of administrative burden, showing the way in which information regarding burden can shape citizens' support for eligibility-based programs. Evidence for Practice• Public managers in social welfare programs face challenges in gaining public support because of the stigma associated with these programs. • The evidence suggests that giving the public information about program screening improves views toward welfare programs. • Increasing awareness about program screening processes may be beneficial. However, public officials should consider potential trade-offs, such as discouraging applications. Susan M. Miller is associate professor of political science at the University of South Carolina. Broadly, her research explores the consequences of institutional and program design for policy implementation and outcomes.

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“…15. 15.Numerous studies and reports use versions of these questions (see Brenan ; Dyck and Hussey ; Feldman and Steenbergen ; Garand, Xu, and Davis ; Jacoby ; Kam and Nam ; Nelson and Oxley ; Shaw and Shapiro ). However, rather than specify TANF, typically these questions reference “welfare programs” or “assistance to the poor.”…”

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Does Administrative Burden Influence Public Support for Government Programs? Evidence from a Survey Experiment

Keiser

Miller

2019

Public Administration Review

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“…To be clear, the extent to which anti‐immigrant sentiment is based on ethnocentrism, “norms about Americanness,” or other sociotropic concerns is debated extensively by experimental and public opinion scholars alike (see Hainmueller and Hopkins 2014). Nonetheless, such resentment toward immigrants remains consequential as it has become the focus of recent political campaigns (Hooghe and Dassonneville 2018) and, more generally, because it shapes how Americans think about everything from the welfare state (Garand et al 2017) to voter fraud (Udani and Kimball 2017).…”

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Antiblackness as a Logic for Anti‐Immigrant Resentment: Evidence From California

Mora

Paschel

2020

Sociological Forum

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Drawing on data from a novel survey of Californians, this article examines the relationship between anti‐immigrant resentment and antiblackness. Over the last decade, there has been a significant increase in research on anti‐immigrant resentment, as well as a steady growth in public opinion literature on antiblack bias. Nonetheless, there are almost no studies that examine the relationship between these types of attitudes. Using two different measures of anti‐immigrant resentment and three different measures of antiblack bias, we find that antiblackness among those Californians surveyed was significantly and robustly correlated with anti‐immigrant resentment. Our findings suggest that even in a state where there is a relatively small black population and where there is little overlap between the categories of “black” and “immigrant,” attitudes toward blacks may be shaping attitudes toward immigrants. The findings suggest a need to move beyond dyadic theories of othering and in doing so, to think more critically about how the racialization of one group can shape the racialization of other groups.

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“…In that context, the provision of social protection for migrants in welfare states has always been a contentious issue (Faist, ). As a consequence, a majority of studies have investigated the link between attitudes towards the welfare state, immigration and migrants both in the European context (Senik et al., ) and in the United States (Garand et al., ), but essentially from the ‘native perspective’. The changing nature of the welfare habitus across time and space as well as migrants’ attitudes towards what can be defined as welfare chauvinism (Keskinen et al., ) are often overlooked in the literature on the migration‐welfare nexus.…”

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Far from a Burden: EU Migrants as Pioneers of a European Social Protection System from Below

Godin

2019

International Migration

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At a time when the belief in a welfare crisis is being connected to a so-called "migration crisis", in particular in the United Kingdom, it is important to look at the lived experiences of mobile EU citizens and the influence of transnational social protection practices. The article introduces the concept of a "migration-welfare corridor"as opposed to the widespread welfare magnet hypothesistaking into consideration the role of welfare systems in origin and destination countries at different stages of a migrant's life cycle, the changing nature of the welfare habitus as well as migrants' attitudes towards what can be defined as welfare chauvinism. Looking specifically at the case of Spanish and Polish migrants in the UK who have reacted to this protracted environment of deterrence, particularly in respect to their welfare rights, this paper discusses several dimensions that should be taken into consideration when analyzing transnational social protection practices from below.

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Immigration Attitudes and Support for the Welfare State in the American Mass Public

Cited by 79 publications

References 40 publications

Does Administrative Burden Influence Public Support for Government Programs? Evidence from a Survey Experiment

Does Administrative Burden Influence Public Support for Government Programs? Evidence from a Survey Experiment

Antiblackness as a Logic for Anti‐Immigrant Resentment: Evidence From California

Far from a Burden: EU Migrants as Pioneers of a European Social Protection System from Below

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