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Infiltrators or Asylum Seekers? Framing and Attitudes Toward Asylum Seekers in Israel
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Abstract This study asks whether framing asylum seekers in Israel as “infiltrators” posing threats to the country amplifies exclusion toward them. The term “infiltrators” associates asylum seekers with the anti-infiltration law passed in the 1950s to fight terrorists and dissociates asylum seekers from their... view more
This study asks whether framing asylum seekers in Israel as “infiltrators” posing threats to the country amplifies exclusion toward them. The term “infiltrators” associates asylum seekers with the anti-infiltration law passed in the 1950s to fight terrorists and dissociates asylum seekers from their unique position as holders of special rights. The term “infiltrators” may thus influence the attitudes of the Israeli public regarding the treatment of asylum seekers. Findings demonstrate that respondents presented with the “infiltrators” frame were more likely to show exclusionary attitudes. Findings additionally show that the framing effect mediates the relation between perceived socioeconomic threat and exclusion.... view less
Keywords
labor migration; ethnocentrism; measurement; asylum seeker; xenophobia; religious factors; political identity; political attitude; asylum policy; threat; social status; Israel; attitude; population; socioeconomic factors; exclusion; framing approach
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Asylum-seekers; Israel; framing; socioeconomic threat; exclusion
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 358-378
Journal
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 13 (2015) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2014.982779
ISSN
1556-2956
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications