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God And The Global Economy: Religion And Attitudes Towards Trade And Immigration In The United States, Joseph P. Daniels, Marc Von Der Ruhr
God And The Global Economy: Religion And Attitudes Towards Trade And Immigration In The United States, Joseph P. Daniels, Marc Von Der Ruhr
Economics Faculty Research and Publications
Using the results of a national identity survey, we test the impact of religious affiliation on trade and immigration-policy preferences of US residents while controlling for individual level of skill, political ideology and other important demographic characteristics. Our results show that religion is an important determinant of international-policy preferences as individuals who are pre-Vatican II Catholic or members of a fundamentalist Protestant denomination are more likely to prefer policies that restrict imports and immigration. Religiosity, in contrast, has a separate effect of moderating attitudes towards immigration. In addition, we find evidence of denominational effects among African Americans in that members …
Immigrants Talk About Life In Maine, Ernest J. Scheyder
Immigrants Talk About Life In Maine, Ernest J. Scheyder
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
What's it like to be an immigrant in Maine? Is it any different being a woman? These and other questions were the topic of this week's installment of the Women in the Curriculum Lunch Series entitled "Immigrant women's stories in Maine: Students present their findings from oral history." The speech was Wednesday afternoon in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union.
Hot Topic: Changes Affecting The I-9 Form (2005), Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Changes Affecting The I-9 Form (2005), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
New legislation (H.R. 4306) makes some modification to the documents acceptable to verify employability under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Am I An Albanian American, Katherine Gregory
Am I An Albanian American, Katherine Gregory
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