Misinformation

Misperceptions Drive Immigration Politics and Undermine Democracy

12.07.2022 , in ((Politics)) , ((No Comments))
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Many people hold deep-seated misperceptions about immigration, painting its nature, effects, and governance in excessively dark colors. Rooted in concerns about out-group threats, these mistaken beliefs are often hard to correct as people are reluctant to accept contradictory information. This exacerbates polarization, undermines the deliberative tenets of pluralist discourse, and ...

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