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Yale study shows Americans hold hidden biases against immigrants
Such biases predict support for policies restricting immigrant rights and voting patterns, regardless of political affiliation.
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Pranavi Sharma - Mon, 07, Jul 2025
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A new Yale-led study has found that implicit anti-immigrant bias is widespread across demographic and political lines in the United States and strongly predicts voting patterns on immigration-related ballot initiatives. The findings suggest that automatic negative associations with non-Americans influence real-world political outcomes, regardless of people’s self-reported attitudes.
The study, published in Scientific Reports, analysed data from nine experiments conducted over several years. According to Yale, the research examined how implicit (automatic) and explicit (self-reported) attitudes toward non-Americans affect responses to immigration policy and voting behavior. The analysis included participants of different races, genders, and political affiliations.
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