ABSTRACT

This study investigates the framing of immigration by political actors in US election news from 2006 to 2014 and how they present the issue as a problem (for society, for immigrants, no problem frames). Through a content analysis of national newspapers coverage of midterm and presidential elections, we explore the relationship between the people sourced in the stories and the framing of immigration as a problem. Results show that despite an increasingly competitive framing field (with more non-governmental, non-elite sources salient in news coverage), government officials and candidates are still often mentioned in stories on immigration. Seen along party lines, framing of immigration as a problem for society is more associated with Republican government officials and candidates for office than with Democrats. Special interest groups and Law enforcement sources are also attached to immigration framing. Implications for the understanding of how the immigration issue is framed during electoral periods are discussed.

摘要

本研究调查了 2006 年至 2014 年美国选举新闻中政治行为者对移民的框架，以及他们如何将这个问题呈现为一个问题（对于社会、对于移民来说，没有问题框架）。通过对全国性报纸对中期选举和总统选举的报道的内容分析，我们探讨了故事中的人物与将移民问题界定为问题之间的关系。结果表明，尽管框架领域的竞争日益激烈（新闻报道中有更多的非政府、非精英来源），但政府官员和候选人仍然经常在移民故事中被提及。从党派的角度来看，将移民视为社会问题与共和党政府官员和公职候选人的关系比与民主党人的关系更密切。特殊利益集团和执法来源也与移民框架有关。讨论了在选举期间如何理解移民问题的影响。