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The Legislative Politics and Public Attitude on Immigrants and Immigration Policies Amid Health Crises

Afzal, Muhammad Hassan Bin
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8192-0885
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1688128102825159

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2023, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Political Science.
By thoroughly analyzing 910 U.S. House immigration bills from the 113th, 114th, 115th, and 116th Congressional sessions, my Ph.D. research delves into the impact of health crises on introduced U.S. House immigration bills in the United States. My research fills a crucial gap in the literature by examining the influence of legislative policy entrepreneurs (LPEs) on agenda-setting and socio-political discourse in health crises. By using Kingdon's policy entrepreneur theory and the inductive qualitative method of relational content analysis, I explore the general theme, underlying tone, rhetoric, and proposed measures of House immigration bills during health crisis versus non-health crisis periods. The findings reveal that elected House representatives are more likely to introduce restrictive immigration bills during health crises and that geographical location and political affiliation play a significant role in shaping these bills' rhetoric and proposed measures. Using the cumulative ANES dataset from 1948 to 2020, I demonstrate that the general population tends to be less welcoming towards immigrants and favors more restrictive immigration policies during health crises. Political ideology, education, income scale, and gender significantly determine public attitudes toward immigration policies and immigrants. My research sheds light on economic conditions, political environment, and legal frameworks that influence the legislative activity of elected House representatives and the public's attitudes toward immigration policy. The findings provide valuable insights and directions for future research, policy, and practice efforts toward a more equitable and just society.
Ryan L. Claassen, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Daniel E. Chand, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
Oindrila Roy, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Anthony D. Molina, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor, Ph.D. (Other)
201 p.
American Studies; Climate Change; Economics; Health; Health Care Management; Political Science; Public Health; Public Policy; Rhetoric; Social Research; Statistics; Sustainability
Health Crises Impact on Immigration; U.S. House Immigration Bills Analysis; Role of Legislative Policy Entrepreneurs; Relational Content Analysis; ANES Dataset Evaluation; Predictive Modeling in Policy Analysis; Public Attitudes and Immigration; Health Crises and Sociopolitical Discourse; Statistical Modeling; Mixed Methods in Immigration Studies

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  • Afzal, M. H. B. (2023). The Legislative Politics and Public Attitude on Immigrants and Immigration Policies Amid Health Crises [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1688128102825159

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Afzal, Muhammad Hassan Bin. The Legislative Politics and Public Attitude on Immigrants and Immigration Policies Amid Health Crises. 2023. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1688128102825159.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Afzal, Muhammad Hassan Bin. "The Legislative Politics and Public Attitude on Immigrants and Immigration Policies Amid Health Crises." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1688128102825159

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