MS-13 is not the biggest or most violent gang in the US. But its grisly murders and Latino membership inflame Americans’ anxiety about immigration. GOP campaign ads stoke those fears to attack Democrats.
Articles on anti-immigrant attitudes
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Up to 5,000 refugees flee hunger and chaos in Venezuela each day – a migrant crisis rivaling Syria’s. Most arrive to poor South American border cities that are dangerously unprepared for the influx.
A survey shows 70% of South Africans feel immigrants pose a threat to the country.
A sociologist interviewed hundreds of immigrants in New York, Barcelona and Paris. Here’s what they say those cities get right — and do wrong — when integrating foreign-born residents.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of love was not sentimental. It demanded that individuals tell their oppressors what they were doing was wrong.
At a time when anti-immigrant sentiment was widespread, the Sacco and Vanzetti trial starkly divided American opinion and stirred up a violent backlash around the world.
Despite hard work by both governments to overcome mistrust, more is needed to build mutual understanding between Americans and Mexicans. Educational partnerships may hold the answer.
As the United States bars its gates to newcomers, the ‘Aeneid’ – a story of war, exile, racial hatred and irrational fears – is particularly resonant.
If education and tolerance go hand in hand, how is it possible that anti-immigrant sentiments are so virulent in educated populations?
At this time, researchers cannot prove a direct relationship. But social learning theory shows that people learn from one another, via observation, imitation and modeling.
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Visiting professor, Harvard University
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Professor, and Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Research Professor, Institute of Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Assistant Professor of Human Security, American University School of International Service
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Professor of political socialization, Department of Education, Practice and Society, UCL Institute of Education, UCL
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Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
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Professor of Special Education, University of Oregon
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Eric and Jane Nord Family Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Chief Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education; Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Wits Centre for Diversity Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Fellow, Center on Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies; Fellow, Graduate Program in Development, Brown University
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Associate Professor of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Visiting Professor of International Affairs, Hamilton College