Homeland Security and Support for Multiculturalism, Assimilation, and Omniculturalism Policies among Americans

Although Americans' views concerning illegal immigration have garnered enormous media and pundit attention, this article argues that policy preferences concerning legal immigrants with diverse racial and ethnic origins deserve the attention of homeland security professionals. Using a representa...

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Published inHomeland security affairs Vol. 6; no. 3
Main Authors Moghaddam, Fathali, Breckenridge, James
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Monterey Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security 01.09.2010
Subjects
Assimilation
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Studies
Terrorism
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Summary:Although Americans' views concerning illegal immigration have garnered enormous media and pundit attention, this article argues that policy preferences concerning legal immigrants with diverse racial and ethnic origins deserve the attention of homeland security professionals. Using a representative probability sample of more than 4,000 Americans, the study presented here found a majority preference for an alternative to assimilation and multiculturalism - two policies emphasized traditionally among academics. The publics' preferred policy ­- omniculturalism - cuts across American sociodemographic differences, yet predicts critical variations in the perceived threat of terrorism, the priority of terrorism, confidence in government, and support for aggressive counter-terrorism measures. Correspondence regarding this paper should be directed to the first author.
ISSN:1558-643X