The Role of Securitization of the Migration Crisis in Shaping the Electoral Choice in the US Presidential Election in 2024
https://doi.org/10.46272/2587-8476-2025-16-4-145-157
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of the impact of the migration issue on political attitudes in the US presidential election in 2024. The purpose of the study is to consider the migration issue in the context of protecting US national security and as a factor in citizens’ choice between Democratic candidate K. Harris and Republican candidate D. Trump. In the United States, immigration remains one of the key factors in both congressional and presidential elections. The study was carried out within the framework of a sociological approach and includes: secondary analysis of data from sociological surveys of research organizations (Pew Research Center, AS / COA and others) and expert reports; content analysis of media discourse of leading American publications (The New York Times, The Washington Post and others), as well as content-analysis of the political texts of the campaigns: the rhetoric and election programs of the candidates. The majority of the materials relate to the pre-election period of 2024, while the data from the 2016 and 2020 elections were used selectively to analyze the dynamics of electoral attitudes and the migration agenda. The results of the study show that the migration crisis played a crucial role in the US presidential election in 2024, and candidates actively linked it to US national security. The author’s conclusion shows the importance of exploring the political agenda around the migration issue, since migration affects not only the political and economic spheres, but also highlights acute security problems in various forms.
About the Author
I. A. Vozmitel
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)
Russian Federation
Competing Interests:
Russian Federation
Ivan A. Vozmitel, Postgraduate student
6, Miklukho-Maklaya street, Moscow, 117198
Competing Interests:
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.
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Vozmitel I.A. The Role of Securitization of the Migration Crisis in Shaping the Electoral Choice in the US Presidential Election in 2024. Journal of International Analytics. 2025;16(4):145-157. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.46272/2587-8476-2025-16-4-145-157
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