Past research has shown the Southern United States to have more conservative immigration attitudes compared to more established immigrant destination states. However, it is unclear whether or not the places that immigrants have arrived share these conservative attitudes and how this impacts the reception of immigrant groups. Analyzing the Cooperative Congressional Election Study, I find that U.S.-born White attitudes toward immigration are less conservative in zip codes where immigrant-origin groups in the South are most likely to live, often by substantial margins. This indicates that immigrant-origin groups in the South are likely to encounter Southern Whites with a more liberal orientation than Southern Whites more generally. The implications for how these attitudes compare to established immigrant destination states and counties are addressed in detail, as are Southern Black attitudes toward immigration. Regardless, on various questions approximating racial experience/understanding, immigrant-origin groups in the South do not report more negative feelings than those in established destinations and report more positive feelings in some cases, although these results could also indicate a lower awareness of racial issues. Overall, these findings point to a context of reception in the South that is likely more positive than past research on Southern immigration attitudes has implied.

过去的研究表明，与较成熟的移民目的地州相比，美国南部的移民态度更为保守。但是，目前尚不清楚移民到达的地方是否持有这些保守态度，以及这如何影响移民群体的接纳。通过分析《国会合作选举研究》，我发现美国出生的怀特对移民的态度在邮政编码方面不太保守，而南部的移民起源群体最有可能居住，而通常会有相当大的差距。这表明，南方的移民起源群体很可能比南方白人更普遍地遇到南方白人。这些态度与已建立的移民目的地州和县相比如何产生的影响，以及南部黑人对移民的态度也得到了详细说明。无论如何，在各种与种族经历/理解相近的问题上，南方的移民起源群体所报告的负面情绪不及那些既定目的地的人，在某些情况下报告的正面情绪也更高，尽管这些结果也可能表明人们对种族问题的认识较低。 。总体而言，这些发现指向南方的接受环境，这可能比过去有关南方移民态度的研究所暗示的更为积极。南部的移民起源群体没有比在既定目的地报告更多的消极情绪，在某些情况下也没有报告更多的积极情绪，尽管这些结果也可能表明人们对种族问题的意识降低。总体而言，这些发现指向南方的接受环境，这可能比过去有关南方移民态度的研究所暗示的更为积极。南部的移民起源群体没有比在既定目的地报告更多的消极情绪，在某些情况下也没有报告更多的积极情绪，尽管这些结果也可能表明人们对种族问题的意识降低。总体而言，这些发现指向南方的接受环境，这可能比过去有关南方移民态度的研究所暗示的更为积极。