For years, debates over welfare restrictions focused heavily on racialized rhetoric targeting immigrants.

Context: This shift reflects changing political dynamics where economic concerns previously tied to race now get reframed through an immigration lens.

Methods: Through analyzing survey data and voter responses across multiple election cycles...

Findings: The public increasingly connects welfare demands with specific immigrant groups, not broader socioeconomic issues.

Why It Matters: This reveals how identity politics continues evolving in contemporary American political discourse. Key takeaways:

• Welfare restrictions have transitioned from racialized debates to immigration-focused ones

• Surveys show this reframing resonates differently across demographic groups

• The change parallels the increasing salience of migration issues nationwide