Labor migrants use religion, not race or class, to frame ethical positions.

Evidence

In our meta-analytic review, the paradox of religious racism was traced to the group-oriented motives that underlie reli­ giosity. Simply identifying with a religious group seemed to establish intergroup dynamics of favoring the in-group and derogating racial out-groups. Furthermore, the specific values of social conformity and respect for tradition that motivated devotion to religious practice also motivated the acceptance of established racial divisions in society. — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 76 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Our account of the relation between religiosity and racism highlighted the broader motives and values that guide these two sets of beliefs. Specifically, the intergroup dynamics established by religious identification along with conventional life values appeared to drive religious racism. — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 86 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Perhaps the most useful ideal type that comes from his sociology is the hypothesis that migrant workers and their children occupy a distinct class position within British society that will ultimately lead to distinct forms of political engagement. This framework at least allows for the possibility of new and autonomous forms of minority political mobilization. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2174 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Migrants turn to religious reasoning where a broader labor critique is absent.; Conversion to world religions enables migrants to escape kinship-bound trust for negotiated association. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2437; Religious racism stems from group identification and conformity values, not theology itself. — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 76 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Religious racism stems from group identification and conformity values, not theology itself. #complicates (0.75) — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 76
• Intergroup identification plus conventional life values, not doctrine, drive religious racism. #complicates (0.75) — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 86
• Extrinsic religiosity correlates with racism through social conformity, not personal values. #complicates (0.72) — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 18
• Migrant workers and descendants hold a distinct class position yielding distinct politics #complicates (0.72) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2174