Framing Immigrants: News Coverage, Public Opinion, and Policy

by Chris Haynes, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, Jennifer L. Merolla

While undocumented immigration is controversial, the general public is largely unfamiliar with the particulars of immigration policy. Given that public opinion on the topic is malleable, to what extent do mass media shape the public debate on immigration? In Framing Immigrants, political scientists Chris Haynes, Jennifer Merolla, and Karthick Ramakrishnan explore how conservative, liberal, and mainstream news outlets frame and discuss undocumented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871545330
• ISBN13: 9780871545336
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"