We review the growing literature on the political effects of immigration. After a brief summary of the economics of … immigration, we turn to the main focus of the paper: how immigrants influence electoral outcomes in receiving countries, and why …. We start from the "standard" view that immigration triggers political backlash and raises support for nativist, anti …

In this paper, I show that political opposition to immigration can arise even when immigrants bring economic prosperity …. I exploit exogenous variation in European immigration to US cities between 1910 and 1930 induced by World War I and the … Immigration Acts of the 1920s, and instrument immigrants' location decision relying on pre-existing settlement patterns. I find …

In this paper, I show that political opposition to immigration can arise even when immigrants bring economic prosperity …. I exploit exogenous variation in European immigration to US cities between 1910 and 1930 induced by World War I and the … Immigration Acts of the 1920s, and instrument immigrants' location decision relying on pre-existing settlement patterns. I find …

In this paper, I jointly investigate the political and the economic effects of immigration, and study the causes of … anti-immigrant sentiments. I exploit exogenous variation in European immigration to US cities between 1910 and 1930 induced … by World War I and the Immigration Acts of the 1920s, and instrument immigrants' location decision relying on pre …

We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss the effects of immigration … among natives. Next, we unpack the channels behind the political effects of immigration, distinguishing between economic and …

In this paper, I jointly investigate the political and the economic effects of immigration, and study the causes of … anti-immigrant sentiments. I exploit exogenous variation in European immigration to US cities between 1910 and 1930 induced … by World War I and the Immigration Acts of the 1920s, and instrument immigrants’ location decision relying on pre …