State

South Carolina

1,456 immigration mentions from SC legislators across 71 sessions

Sentiment over time

Negative and positive sentiment % among immigration mentions from South Carolina legislators

Stereotyping rate

Share of immigration mentions flagged for stereotyping, from South Carolina legislators

Target groups over time

Most-referenced immigrant groups by South Carolina legislators, per session

Immigrants General Undocumented Immigrants Refugees Specific Other European Chinese Mexican Naturalized Citizens Jewish Asian African Italian German Irish Latin American Polish Slavic

Framing categories over time

Rhetorical framing of immigration mentions from South Carolina legislators

Legal / procedural Economic threat Security threat Humanitarian Economic contributor Criminal Cultural threat Victim Cultural enrichment Family values historical_comparison historical_context none

Mention volume

Total immigration mentions from South Carolina legislators, per session