Date of Award
Spring 2022
Degree
MA
Advisor
Jan Kregel, PhD.
Abstract
Recently there has been a sharp increase in the promotion of anti-immigration rhetoric and sentiments driven by former President Trump and conservative lawmakers in Washington. These attitudes have led some members of the public to adopt various beliefs of immigrants that are negative or poorly understood. The focus of this paper will be primarily on people from Mexico and other Latin American nations, as people from this part of the world have been
primarily the target of these beliefs. This paper will first analyze some of the social and political reasons why people choose to emigrate from their home countries. Second, it will address these negative or poorly grounded beliefs about immigrants. And lastly, it will give suggestions on what possible policies that US lawmakers can adopt to make the situation beneficial for all parties involved.
Access Control
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Fohner, Joshua, "Some Causes, Common Fears, and the Economic Impact of Immigration from Latin America on the U.S." (2022). Theses - Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy. 41.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/levy_ms/41