Rethinking migrant reception in the age of color-blind racism: an experimental approach.
A large and robust literature has emerged in recent years that looks at the acceptance of migrants into Western countries. Surprisingly, these studies have consistently found that residents in Western countries accept non-White migrants at virtually the same level as White migrants. Missing from the...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 104; no. 4; pp. 1500 - 1519 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2026
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