Report / Jun 5, 2014
Getting to “We”: Mapping the Gaps Between Expert and Public Understandings of Immigration and Immigration Reform
By Michael Baran , Nat Kendall-Taylor , Eric Lindland , Moira O'Neil
Getting to “We”: Mapping the Gaps Between Expert and Public Understandings of Immigration and Immigration Reform
DOWNLOADThis report lays the groundwork for a larger effort to reframe the public debate on immigration and immigration reform by comparing how experts talk and Americans think about immigration, the immigration system, and comprehensive immigration reform. Using data from interviews with both expert and pubic informants, the report details a set of key communications challenges and presents initial strategies to address these challenges.