Discriminatory Immigration Bans Elicit Anti-Americanism in Targeted Communities: Evidence from Nigerian Expatriates

IF 3.2 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE Journal of Experimental Political Science Pub Date : 2021-10-21 DOI:10.1017/XPS.2021.26

Aaron Erlich, Thomas Soehl, Anna Chen

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Abstract

Abstract Do discriminatory US immigration policies affect foreign public opinion about Americans? When examining negative reactions to US actions perceived as bullying on the world stage, existing research has focused either on US policies that involve direct foreign military intervention or seek to influence foreign countries’ domestic economic policy or policies advocating minority representation. We argue that US immigration policies – especially when they are perceived as discriminatory – can similarly generate anti-American sentiment. We use a conjoint experiment embedded in a unique survey of Nigerian expatriates in Ghana. Comparing respondents before and after President Trump surpisingly announced a ban on Nigerian immigration to the United States, we find a large drop (13 percentage points) in Nigerian’s favorability towards Americans.

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摘要美国歧视性移民政策会影响外国公众对美国人的看法吗？在研究对美国在世界舞台上被视为欺凌的行为的负面反应时，现有的研究要么集中在涉及直接外国军事干预的美国政策上，要么试图影响外国的国内经济政策或倡导少数族裔代表权的政策。我们认为，美国的移民政策——尤其是在被视为歧视性的情况下——同样会引发反美情绪。我们在一项针对在加纳的尼日利亚侨民的独特调查中使用了一项联合实验。比较特朗普总统粗暴地宣布禁止尼日利亚移民美国前后的受访者，我们发现尼日利亚人对美国人的好感度大幅下降（13个百分点）。

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Journal of Experimental Political Science Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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5.10

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8.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Experimental Political Science (JEPS) features cutting-edge research that utilizes experimental methods or experimental reasoning based on naturally occurring data. We define experimental methods broadly: research featuring random (or quasi-random) assignment of subjects to different treatments in an effort to isolate causal relationships in the sphere of politics. JEPS embraces all of the different types of experiments carried out as part of political science research, including survey experiments, laboratory experiments, field experiments, lab experiments in the field, natural and neurological experiments. We invite authors to submit concise articles (around 4000 words or fewer) that immediately address the subject of the research. We do not require lengthy explanations regarding and justifications of the experimental method. Nor do we expect extensive literature reviews of pros and cons of the methodological approaches involved in the experiment unless the goal of the article is to explore these methodological issues. We expect readers to be familiar with experimental methods and therefore to not need pages of literature reviews to be convinced that experimental methods are a legitimate methodological approach. We will consider longer articles in rare, but appropriate cases, as in the following examples: when a new experimental method or approach is being introduced and discussed or when novel theoretical results are being evaluated through experimentation. Finally, we strongly encourage authors to submit manuscripts that showcase informative null findings or inconsistent results from well-designed, executed, and analyzed experiments.