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The political economy of trade and migration: Evidence from the U.S. Congress Paola Conconi, Giovanni Facchini, Max F. Steinhardt, Maurizio Zanardi HWWI Research Paper 136 Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) | 2012 ISSN 1861-504X Corresponding author: Max F. Steinhardt Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) Heimhuder Str. 71 | 20148 Hamburg | Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 34 05 76 - 662 | Fax: +49 (0)40 34 05 76 - 776 steinhardt@ HWWI Research Paper Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) Heimhuder Str. 71 | 20148 Hamburg | Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 34 05 76 - 0 | Fax: +49 (0)40 34 05 76 - 776 info@ | ISSN 1861-504X Editorial Board: Prof. Dr. Thomas Straubhaar (Chair) Prof. Dr. Michael Bräuninger Dr. Silvia Stiller © Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) December 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. Paola Conconi, Giovanni Facchini, Max F. Steinhardt and Maurizio Zanardi December 4, 2012 Over the last decades, the United States has become increasingly integrated in the world economy. Very low trade barriers and comparatively liberal migration policies have made these developments possible. What drove US congressmen to support the recent wave of globalization? While much of