TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Attitudes toward "illegal" immigration into the United States: California proposition 187
JO  - Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences
A1  - Lee, Yueh-Ting
A1  - Ottati, Victor
A1  - Hussain, Imtiaz
SP  - 430
EP  - 443
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
N2  - In the mid-1990s, Proposition 187 in California, directed primarily toward Mexican immigrants, tended to deprive "illegal" immigrants of welfare benefits, education, and all but emergency medical care. It also attempted to facilitate their deportation. By describing Mr. Carlos Suarez as a presumed illegal immigrant from Mexico, Study 1 showed that prejudice against Mexicans and concern about threat to the U.S. economy served as unique predictors of attitudes toward Proposition 187 and illegal immigrants. Study 2 demonstrated that respondents' ethnicity, prejudice against Mexicans, economic concern, and commitment to legal obedience all served as unique predictors of attitudes toward illegal immigrants and Proposition 187.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986301234005
ID  - ref1
ER  -