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Political Rhetoric, Immigration Attitudes And Contemporary Prejudice

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The article “Political Rhetoric, Immigration Attitudes, and Contemporary Prejudice: A Mexican American Dilemma” by Robert Short and Lisa Magana starts by explaining what social construction theory means. They explain that social construction theory is how individuals are perceived and characterized by the large culture. Sometimes the way these individuals perceive comes with stereotypes that either positive or negative. The article talks about those in power receive greater proportion the resource and is perceive in a better light. This only because they have political power, and they are the lawmaker within the society. Laws and policies usually favor those have greater voter turnout, and it is usually senior citizens. That is why nonnaturalized

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