ABSTRACT This study examined the frames used in the news coverage of the U.S. immigration debate during election years. Stories from four major U.S. newspapers, the Los Angeles Times, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Petersburg Times, and The New York Times, were content analyzed. The analysis revealed that the conflict frame was the most dominant frame in the news coverage of the U.S. immigration debate whereas no significant changes in the framing of the U.S. immigration debate were found over time. The human interest frame was more likely to have a pro-immigration tone compared to other frames. The findings of immigrant characteristics showed that the “illegal” characteristic was the most frequently used to identify immigrants.

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选举年期间美国移民辩论的新闻框架：关注通用框架

摘要 本研究考察了选举年期间美国移民辩论的新闻报道中使用的框架。对来自美国四大报纸《洛杉矶时报》、《圣路易斯邮报》、《圣彼得堡时报》和《纽约时报》的报道进行了内容分析。分析显示，冲突框架是美国移民辩论新闻报道中最主要的框架，而随着时间的推移，没有发现美国移民辩论的框架发生重大变化。与其他框架相比，人类兴趣框架更有可能具有亲移民的基调。移民特征的调查结果表明，“非法”特征是最常用于识别移民的特征。