Public Attitudes Toward Immigration Policy Across the Legal/Illegal Divide: The Role of Categorical and Attribute-Based Decision-Making

Political Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 229-253

  Wright, Matthew ^a   Levy, Morris ^b   Citrin, Jack ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjoint; Illegal immigration; Immigration; Path to citizenship; Public opinion; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958543109     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-015-9311-y     Document Type: Article

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