Public opinion and immigration: who favours employment discrimination against immigrants?

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Cooray, Arusha;Marfouk, Abdeslam;Nazir, Maliha
Abstract

Using information from the world values survey wave 6, containing information from 78,743 respondents in 53 countries, we examine the factors which influence respondents’ answers to the question: “when jobs are scarce, should employers give priority to people of the country of origin rather than immigrants?” Taking into account a number of factors, including the economic, socio-demographic, political and individual levels, we find that all of these factors influence respondents’ preference for this form of discrimination.

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International Migration

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56

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1468-2435

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6

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19

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Wiley-Blackwell

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10.1111/imig.12457