In the last two decades, forced removals have been the main feature of U.S. migration policy toward Latin America. In this research, we explore whether this policy has had implications in terms of Latin Americans’ public opinion toward their northern neighbor. We argue that deportations breed anti-Americanism by cutting off the flow of information and money associated with emigration, which has proven to be a source of better dispositions toward the United States. Using public opinion data and municipal data on deportations in El Salvador, we show that these perceptions have worsened over time and that rates of deportation are related to this trend. By using public opinion data on Latin America and deportation rates in the region, we also show that this pattern holds beyond our case study. We call attention to destination migration policies as a source of resentment among domestic audiences, which can be capitalized by new populisms in the region.

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强迫遣返助长反美主义：来自美国驱逐到拉丁美洲的证据

近二十年来，强制移民一直是美国对拉美移民政策的主要特点。在这项研究中，我们探讨了这一政策是否对拉丁美洲对其北方邻国的公众舆论产生了影响。我们认为，驱逐出境会切断与移民相关的信息和资金流动，从而滋生反美主义，事实证明，移民是对美国更好的态度的一个来源。利用萨尔瓦多关于驱逐出境的公众舆论数据和市政数据，我们发现这些看法随着时间的推移而恶化，并且驱逐率与这一趋势相关。通过使用拉丁美洲的民意数据和该地区的驱逐率，我们还表明这种模式超出了我们的案例研究范围。我们呼吁关注目的地移民政策，因为这是国内民众不满的根源，而该地区新的民粹主义可以利用这一点。