Exclusion Forms Connection: The Presence of Immigrant Linked Fate Among Nonimmigrants

Immigrant linked fate is a new measure in the linked fate literature. In this study, we examine the predictors of immigrant linked fate, validate the measure of linked fate, and examine the role of immigrant linked fate in shaping immigration policy preferences among Latinos, Blacks, and Asians. We suggest that one must not be an immigrant to espouse immigrant linked fate. Therefore, “immigrant” linked fate has less to do with nativity and more to do with outsider status as the result of social exclusion. To test our hypotheses, we use the Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey 2016 (CMPS) because it includes the measure of immigrant linked fate and a robust racial and ethnic group sample. The results suggest that Latinos, Blacks, and Asians have similar predictors of immigrant linked fate. We find immigrant linked fate is a distinct measure from racial linked fate and that immigrant linked fate predicts policy preferences.