From Coverage to Action: The Immigration Debate and Its Effects on Participation

The past decade has witnessed a proliferation of media stories about immigration as a result of increases in authorized and unauthorized immigration to the United States. Scholars know little about how this coverage influences political participation across different groups in society. This study em...

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Published in:Political research quarterly 2013-06, Vol.66 (2), p.322-335
Main Authors: Merolla, Jennifer L., Pantoja, Adrian D., Cargile, Ivy A. M., Mora, Juana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Asia
Asians
Black White Differences
Blacks
Control groups
Cost
Economic conditions
Elections
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Immigration
Immigration policy
Internet
Journalism
Mass Media
Mass Media Effects
Media
Media coverage
Migrant communities
National defense
National Security
Noncitizens
Participation
Political Participation
Political research
Politics
Research Design
U.S.A
United States
United States of America
Whites
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Summary:The past decade has witnessed a proliferation of media stories about immigration as a result of increases in authorized and unauthorized immigration to the United States. Scholars know little about how this coverage influences political participation across different groups in society. This study employs an experimental design to test the effects of different media frames on immigration in spurring political participation among recent immigrant-rooted communities and non-immigrant-rooted communities. The authors find strong mobilizing effects among Latinos, particularly for frames that highlight social costs and national security concerns, and weak to no effects on Asians, African Americans, and whites.
ISSN:1065-9129
1938-274X
DOI:10.1177/1065912912443313