Benjamin Newman

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    During the election, Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric activated the fears of people in areas with growing Latino populations

During the election, Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric activated the fears of people in areas with growing Latino populations

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In the opening salvo of his presidential election campaign in June 2015, Donald Trump referred to Mexican immigrants as “racists” and “criminals”. In new research Ben Newman, Sono Shah, and Loren Collingwood look at how Trump’s racist rhetoric drew support during the election. Using data from survey polls taken during the campaign, they find that Trump’s inflammatory comments activated […]

January 24th, 2018|Benjamin Newman, Democracy and culture, Loren Collingwood, Sono Shah|0 Comments|
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    Anti-Hispanic prejudice drives opposition to immigration in the U.S.

Anti-Hispanic prejudice drives opposition to immigration in the U.S.

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Last June, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill that would give legal status to 11 million undocumented migrants, but this bill has remained stalled in the House of Representatives, reflecting the anti-immigration sentiments of many Americans. New research from Todd K. Hartman, Benjamin J. Newman, and C. Scott Bell investigates why so many are against immigration reform, […]

March 25th, 2014|Benjamin Newman, C Scott Bell, Democracy and culture, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Todd Hartman|1 Comment|
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