Immigrants Are Viewed More Negatively If They Have Stronger Accents and Are Ignored If They Are Ethnic Minorities.

We explored whether Accent Strength and Place of Origin influenced how European Americans (N = 352, 55.4% females, M_age = 28.78) viewed immigrants. Stronger accents were associated with lower friendliness, competence, and willingness to engage. Participants engaged more if they thought the immigrants were from Europe rather than Asia.