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The dynamics of constituency representation on immigration policy in the U.S. house.

We examine how legislative representation and issue activism change as parties polarize on an issue by examining immigration politics in the U.S. House. Using an original data set of the policy positions in immigration bills from 1983 to 2014, an original coding of email newsletters from 2010 to 202...

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Published in:Policy Studies Journal Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 480 - 499
Main Authors: Cayton, Adam, Siemers, Lena
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May2025
Subjects:
Immigration policy
Polarization (Social sciences)
Partisanship
Housing policy
Electronic newsletters
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