SGER: Exploring Citizen Reactions to Immigration

这个项目探索公民对移民抗议的反应，以及国会正在辩论的关于移民改革的主要立法提案。研究的目的是了解黑人、白人和第二代拉美裔美国人的信念、态度和看法有何相似和不同，了解普通人对移民和移民的信念、态度和看法，以及了解中层企业主和管理人员如何讨论这一问题。这项研究使用焦点小组，与2000-2004年美国全国选举研究收集的数据相吻合，该研究有几个关于移民和外交政策的相关问题。该项目通过增加我们对公民对移民政策和移民的看法的了解，更广泛地推动了美国政治和社会科学的研究。这些数据可以帮助政策制定者制定新的公共政策并解释现有政策。这项研究还承诺加强我们对种族关系的理解，民族主义种族主义宣传的影响范围，并可能揭穿种族、民族和社会阶层的刻板印象。这项研究还有可能加强我们对移民问题的了解，以及如何根据当前的人口统计和辩论来改变这一问题。

This project explores citizen reactions to immigrant protests and the major legislative proposals on immigration reform being debated in Congress. The objectives of the research is to understand how the beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of black people, white people, and second generation Hispanics are similar and different, to understand how the beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of ordinary people about immigration and immigrants, and to understand how mid-level business owners and managers discuss the issue. This study, which uses focus groups, dovetails with data collected on the 2000-2004 American National Election Study, which has several relevant questions about immigration and foreign policy.The project advances the study of American politics and the social sciences more broadly by increasing our knowledge of citizens' perceptions of immigration policies and immigrants. This data can help policymakers formulate new public policies and explain existing ones. The study also promises to enhance our understanding of race relations, the reach of nationalistic racist propaganda, and could possibly debunk racial, ethnic, and social class stereotypes. This study also has the potential to enhance our understanding of the immigration issue and how it is changed in light of current demographics and debates.