Book contents
- Dangerously Divided
- Dangerously Divided
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Fault Lines
- Part II The Consequences – Racial Inequality in Representation
- Part III Immigration’s Rising Impact on American Democracy
- 5 Immigration is Reshaping Partisan Politics
- 6 The Immigration Backlash in the States
- Part IV Seeking Greater Equality
- Notes
- Appendix
- References
- Index
5 - Immigration is Reshaping Partisan Politics
from Part III - Immigration’s Rising Impact on American Democracy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 January 2020
Book contents
- Dangerously Divided
- Dangerously Divided
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Fault Lines
- Part II The Consequences – Racial Inequality in Representation
- Part III Immigration’s Rising Impact on American Democracy
- 5 Immigration is Reshaping Partisan Politics
- 6 The Immigration Backlash in the States
- Part IV Seeking Greater Equality
- Notes
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
“They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
With these now infamous lines about Mexican immigrants, President Trump set in motion his meteoric rise in the 2016 presidential campaign. Before giving that speech, Trump was floundering. Polls placed him near the bottom of the 16-candidate Republican field. But just a month later – after almost non-stop coverage of his immigration remarks – Trump had skyrocketed to first place in the polls.
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- Dangerously DividedHow Race and Class Shape Winning and Losing in American Politics, pp. 145 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020