UCR graduate students Jieun Lee and Harry G. Muttram examine whether Americans’ immigration attitudes change depending on spatial scale—national, state, city, or neighborhood. Their findings, published in PS: Political Science & Politics, show modest evidence of NIMBYism but little variation across spatial levels or partisan lines.

The Department of Political Science at UC Riverside will host the 20th anniversary meeting of the Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) on Friday, October 3, 2025. The event brings together scholars, graduate students, and undergraduates for a day of collaboration and community. Event details will be shared with registered participants — RSVP...