#3549. The Role of Intergroup Threat in Support of Punitive Policies Toward Mexican Immigrants

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Sociology
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Abstract:
The present research examined the degree to which symbolic and realistic threat perceptions of documented and undocumented immigrants predicted support for willingness to provide basic resources (e.g., food, water) in detention centers and agreement with policies that restrict immigration through detention and deportation. Results showed that undocumented immigrants were more realistically, but not symbolically threatening than their documented counterparts. Intergroup threat predicted lower willingness to provide basic resources in detention centers and greater support of punitive policies. This finding was not moderated by whether participants evaluated documented or undocumented immigrants. SDO is a significant predictor of attitudes toward resources in detention centers, while all variables predicted more support for punitive policies.
Keywords:
detention centers; documentation status; immigration policy; intergroup threat

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