Dr. Franklin Gilliam, the director of the Frameworks Institute has just released a publication that reports on the Institutes recent studies of  American’s Attitudes about Immigrants and Immigration Reform titled Framing Immigration Reform, A FrameWorks Message Memo

Dr. Gilliam suggests that American’s both admire and fear immigrants and that significant “cognitive toggling”  occurs when many in the public are thinking of the subject.

Frameworks has tested an approach to discussing immigration that we should consider using  in our communities and in our advocacy.  It emphasizes the values of fairness across places, ingenuity and prosperity as the most effective approach when discussing immigration reform and immigrants rights.

Framing is a new tool for many  advocates.  Feedback on Dr. Gilliam’s suggested approach would be helpful as we incorporate new tools in the race equity toolbox.