Aldo Barrita, Shane Kraus, Rachael Robnett, Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) and Cassaundra Rodriguez (Sociology) recently published a paper titled, "The Illegal Threat": The Presumed Illigality Microaggressive Experience Scale in the journal of Translational Issues in Psychological Science. This research project aimed to define and measure a presumed illegal microaggressive experience (PrIME). These experiences encompass microaggressions used in daily exchanges (e.g., casual conversation, jokes, and confrontations) that weaponize assumptions about immigration status. The PrIME scale is introduced as a novel racial microaggressions measure that assesses immigration-status-related attacks targeting racially minoritized groups, particularly among those often racialized as foreigners (e.g., Latinx, Middle Eastern and North American, and Asian Americans) in the United States.
