Are Immigrants in Favour of Immigration? Evidence from England and Wales

Using the UK Citizenship Survey for the years 2007–2010, this paper investigates how immigrants view immigration and how these views compare to the views of natives. Immigrants who have been in the UK longer are similar to natives in being opposed to further immigration, while recent immigrants are...

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Published in:B.E. journal of economic analysis and policy (Online) 2017-02, Vol.17 (1), p.1-1
Main Authors: Braakmann, Nils, Waqas, Muhammad, Wildman, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
attitudes/views towards immigration
Comparative analysis
Comparative studies
Economic conditions
England
financial worries
Foreigners
immigrant integration
immigrants
Immigration
J15
J61
J82
Labor market
labour immigration
Labour market
Noncitizens
Wales
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Summary:Using the UK Citizenship Survey for the years 2007–2010, this paper investigates how immigrants view immigration and how these views compare to the views of natives. Immigrants who have been in the UK longer are similar to natives in being opposed to further immigration, while recent immigrants are more in favour of further immigration. Labour market concerns do not play a large role for either immigrants or natives. However, there is some evidence that financial and economic shocks can increase anti-immigration sentiments.
ISSN:2194-6108
1935-1682
DOI:10.1515/bejeap-2016-0029