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How do the states and party shape immigration in the U.S. Congress?

by Jennifer Clark September 5, 2015 APSA 2015 0

The most recent Gallup (July 2015) polls report that immigration is one of the nation’s most important problems yet Democrats and Republicans remain sharply divided on how to address the issue. While Republicans generally support securing the borders in order to stop unauthorized immigration and enforcing against illegal aliens that ...

It’s not just what you say, it’s how much you emphasize it: Political parties’ issue emphasis strategies in national elections

by James Adams September 4, 2015 APSA 2015 0

Political Party Campaigns and issues; It’s not just what you say, it’s how much you emphasize it: Political parties’ issue emphasis strategies in national elections

Political pundits (including professors!) sometimes assert that national election outcomes turn on which political party or candidate espouses the most attractive policies on issues such as taxation, immigration, health care, and (in Europe) the role of the European Union, that preoccupy the mass public. However, political parties do not stake ...