{"product_id":"9781509550685","title":"Immigration in the Court of Public Opinion","description":"\u003ch3\u003eImmigration and Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eImmigration in the Court of Public Opinion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJack Citrin | Morris S. Levy | Matthew Wright\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Demography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does a nation of immigrants think and feel about immigration? Recent accounts of immigration policy routinely cast Americans as divided into two warring camps – one fueled by threat to livelihoods and way of life, the other by a fervent cosmopolitanism that sees the nation-state as passé.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis counter-intuitive book shows that these accounts miss the mark. First, almost all Americans hold a mix of \"\"pro-\"\" and \"\"anti-immigrant\"\" opinions. Their views are pragmatic and flexible rather than dead-set. Second, opinions about immigration are more powerfully influenced by liberal values and concerns about the well-being of American society as a whole than by identity politics. Third, the assimilation Americans demand from immigrants matches patterns of integration that Hispanic and Asian immigrants overwhelmingly follow. Finally, American attitudes toward immigrants are \"\"exceptional\"\" for their openness and respect for cultural pluralism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Citrin, Levy, and Wright's view, long-elusive comprehensive immigration reform can win in the court of public opinion – but only if leaders heed their constituents rather than the polarized activists who claim to speak on their behalf. This expert analysis rethinks the role of public opinion in immigration matters: its insights will be welcomed by all interested in immigration debates and public policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJack Citrin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorris Levy\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Political Behaviour at the University of British Columbia\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 January 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509550685\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379933048972,"sku":"9781509550685","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509550685_46503aa6-8f91-4c35-9a84-332c38cafaf8.jpg?v=1780114824","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781509550685","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}