Iceland, J., E.Silver, and I. E.Atac. 2026. “Moral Intuitions and Support for Immigration.” Social Science Quarterly107, no. 2: e70146. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.70146

Attitudes toward immigration are often shaped by whether immigrants are perceived as a threat to one’s racial, ethnic, or nativity group status. Yet recent research shows that such perceptions vary not only between different groups but also within them. Drawing on Moral Foundations Theory, our study investigates the moral intuitions that lead some individuals to view immigrants as threats and others to see them as deserving of care and support.