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Question

A farmer in Eastern Washington had to fly in 300 workers from Jamaica this spring so he would have workers to pick his crops. He advertised the jobs in his area, but only seven people applied. Yet many people in this area say that Mexicans are taking their jobs, and that they should all go home. This is an example of:

Answer 1

Stereotype: a belief about a group of people based upon their membership to a particular group.

In this case, the people in the area hold a cognitive belief or bias about Mexicans, where they associate Mexicans with the belief "taking [our] jobs"- even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary: The farmer had to fly in 300 workers from Jamaica as only seven local people applied. 

People who hold stereotypes usually reject evidence that contradicts these aforementioned stereotypes as these stereotypes are inherent in maintaining a sense of hegemony and self-worth. (related to social comparison theory)