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Title: The seeds of ideology: Historical immigration and political preferences in the US

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Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: Immigration to Europe and the US has met with a heated political backlash in recent decades, but the long-term impact of immigration on political ideology not well understood. This column focuses on the migration of millions of Europeans to the US between 1900 and 1930, and finds that the historical presence of European immigrants encouraged a more liberal political ideology and stronger preferences for redistribution among the native-born population. The difference is due in part to inter-group contact, which allows for the transmission (or ‘melting’) of immigrants’ experiences and ideas.

Url: https://voxeu.org/article/historical-impact-immigration-us-political-ideology

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Authors: Giuliano, Paola; Tabellini, Marco

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration

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