Michael Quinteros
Live Poster Session: Zoom Link
Abstract: Over the past few decades, the views on immigration have changed around the United States. However, this is a heterogeneous change, especially among minority groups who increasingly don’t know their role in America. Of interest, is understanding how immigration views are changing among Latinos, a group that in every election has had an increasing role in deciding America’s president and government. Where a person is from has been found to have a direct impact on immigration views and therefore this research sought to elucidate this in Latinos. This research seeks to understand these changes by using the American National Election Studies (ANES) surveys of voter opinion on various topics. Specifically, the project sought to understand the association of Latino nativity (i.e. where the respondent was born) and their views on immigration after the 2020 election. By considering the presidential choice of the respondents (conservative/liberal presidential vote), the data provided evidence for a difference between nativity and the immigration views of Latinos after the 2020 election. Notably, both conservative and liberal native-born Latinos had less favorable views of immigration than foreign-born Latinos.
QAC-201-Poster-Michael-Quinteros-05.02.24