Us Versus Them: A Study of the Basis of Varying Perceptions of Immigrants in Border Towns

Authors

Michelle CliffordFollow

Keywords

immigration, racism, border, community, ethnicity, hispanic, us/mexico border, border town, social bias, immigrants, immigration, trump

Abstract

94% of the United States population within ten miles of the US/Mexico border identifies as Hispanic. Even among these Latino-Americans, opinions of immigrants vary from extremely supportive to extremely opposing. What is the basis of these varying perceptions among Americans? This paper analyzes interviews conducted among residents of border towns in south Texas for opinions on how these perceptions have changed under the Trump administration, for any "us versus them" feelings, and for any other factors that may contribute to the construction of perceptions of immigrants.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Clifford, Michelle, "Us Versus Them: A Study of the Basis of Varying Perceptions of Immigrants in Border Towns" (2020). Student Works. 295.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/studentpub/295

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2020-05-09

Language

English

Link to Data Set(s)

I conducted these interviews on my own and have the transcripts available if need be.

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

Course

Political Science 303

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