Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/197453 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Development and Migration [ISSN:] 2520-1786 [Volume:] 7 [Issue:] 14 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 1-36
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
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.
Subjects: 
Immigration
Illegal immigration
Attitudes
Preferences
Media
JEL: 
F22
F1
J61
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Document Type: 
Article

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