GIOVANNI FACCHINI GIOVANNI.FACCHINI@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Economics
Illegal immigration and media exposure: evidence on individual attitudes
Facchini, Giovanni; Mayda, Anna Maria; Puglisi, Riccardo
Authors
Anna Maria Mayda
Riccardo Puglisi
Abstract
Illegal immigration has been the focus of much debate in receiving countries, but little is known about the drivers of individual attitudes towards illegal immigrants. To study this question, we use the CCES survey, which was carried out in 2006 in the USA. We find evidence that—in addition to standard labor market and welfare state considerations—media exposure is significantly correlated with public opinion on illegal immigration. Controlling for education, income, ideology, and other socio-demographic characteristics, individuals watching Fox News are 9 percentage points more likely than CBS viewers to oppose the legalization of undocumented immigrants. We find an effect of the same size and direction for CNN viewers, whereas individuals watching PBS are instead more likely to support legalization. Ideological self-selection into different news programs plays an important role, but cannot entirely explain the correlation between media exposure and attitudes about illegal immigration.
Citation
Facchini, G., Mayda, A. M., & Puglisi, R. (2017). Illegal immigration and media exposure: evidence on individual attitudes. IZA Journal of Migration, 7(14), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40176-017-0095-1
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 9, 2017 |
Publication Date | Sep 27, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Oct 3, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 3, 2017 |
Journal | IZA Journal of Development and Migration |
Electronic ISSN | 2193-9039 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 14 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40176-017-0095-1 |
Keywords | Immigration, Illegal Immigration, Attitudes, Preferences, Media |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/884594 |
Publisher URL | https://izajodm.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40176-017-0095-1 |
Contract Date | Oct 3, 2017 |
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