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Immigrant-Conscious Congregations: Race, Ethnicity, and the Rejection of Anti-Immigrant Frames

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2017

R. Khari Brown ,
Angela Kaiser ,
Lara Rusch  and
Ronald E. Brown
R. Khari Brown*
Affiliation:
Wayne State University
Angela Kaiser*
Affiliation:
Oakland University
Lara Rusch*
Affiliation:
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Ronald E. Brown*
Affiliation:
Wayne State University
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: R. Khari Brown, Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, 5510 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202. E-mail: kharib@wayne.edu; or to: Angela Kaiser, Department of Social Work, Oakland University, 2200 N. Squirrel Road, Rochester, MI 48309. E-mail: kaiser@oakland.edu; or to: Lara Rusch, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Department of Political Science, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128. E-mail: lrusch@umich.edu; or to: Ronald E. Brown, Department of, Political Science, Wayne State University, 656 West Kirby, E-mail: aa4723@wayne.edu.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: R. Khari Brown, Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, 5510 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202. E-mail: kharib@wayne.edu; or to: Angela Kaiser, Department of Social Work, Oakland University, 2200 N. Squirrel Road, Rochester, MI 48309. E-mail: kaiser@oakland.edu; or to: Lara Rusch, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Department of Political Science, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128. E-mail: lrusch@umich.edu; or to: Ronald E. Brown, Department of, Political Science, Wayne State University, 656 West Kirby, E-mail: aa4723@wayne.edu.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: R. Khari Brown, Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, 5510 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202. E-mail: kharib@wayne.edu; or to: Angela Kaiser, Department of Social Work, Oakland University, 2200 N. Squirrel Road, Rochester, MI 48309. E-mail: kaiser@oakland.edu; or to: Lara Rusch, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Department of Political Science, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128. E-mail: lrusch@umich.edu; or to: Ronald E. Brown, Department of, Political Science, Wayne State University, 656 West Kirby, E-mail: aa4723@wayne.edu.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: R. Khari Brown, Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, 5510 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202. E-mail: kharib@wayne.edu; or to: Angela Kaiser, Department of Social Work, Oakland University, 2200 N. Squirrel Road, Rochester, MI 48309. E-mail: kaiser@oakland.edu; or to: Lara Rusch, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Department of Political Science, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128. E-mail: lrusch@umich.edu; or to: Ronald E. Brown, Department of, Political Science, Wayne State University, 656 West Kirby, E-mail: aa4723@wayne.edu.
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Abstract

Using data collected between 2004 and 2008 from the National Politics Studies, this study explores the impact of race on the likelihood of attending worship settings that provide supportive services for and preach sermons about immigrants. It also considers the degree to which attending such worship settings associate with the perceptions that Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics hold of immigrants. We find that while Hispanics are more likely than Whites and Blacks to attend such “immigrant-conscious” congregations, attending such congregations more strongly correlates with Whites rejecting anti-immigrant frames and accepting positive frames than is the case for Blacks and Hispanics.

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Politics and Religion , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , December 2017 , pp. 887 - 905
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Copyright © Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association 2017 

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