The importance of immigrants on American intervention in international crises

Kustra, Tyler; James, Patrick

Abstract

Immigrants have a substantial impact on US foreign policy: doubling the proportion of the American voters who were born in a country yields a 4% increase in the probability that the United States will intervene in a crisis involving that country. This result is significant at the 1% level. Moreover, the immigrants’ level of education and income do not affect this result. Apart from unemployment and real gross domestic product growth, other quantifiable domestic and international variables, from presidential approval to trade dependency and defense pacts, do not have a statistically significant impact on American intervention.

Citation

Kustra, T., & James, P. (in press). The importance of immigrants on American intervention in international crises. Conflict Management and Peace Science, https://doi.org/10.1177/07388942241234559

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 7, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Mar 4, 2024
• Deposit Date: Apr 5, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2024
• Journal: Conflict Management and Peace Science
• Print ISSN: 0738-8942
• Electronic ISSN: 1549-9219
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/07388942241234559
• Keywords: American intervention, diaspora, immigrants, international crisis, US foreign policy
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/32736652