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immigration from a theoretical and empirical point of view. Our analysis supports the role played by economic channels (labour … and the very low fractions of voters favouring immigration are consistent with the median voter framework. At the same … time, given the extent of individual-level opposition to immigration that appears in the data, it is somewhat puzzling, in …
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While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no … combining information on the number of temporary work visas with data on lobbying activity associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …
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two sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to … indeed more religious than the populations in the receiving countries, both in Europe and in the United States; and (b) while … Europe it has mainly the function of a buffer and of a “balm for the soul”. There is an extensive literature on the ‘bridge …
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Since the 1970s Britain has gone from being a country of net emigration to one of net immigration, with a trend … increase in immigration of more than 100,000 per year. This Paper represents the first attempt to model the variations in net … results suggest that while improved economic performance in the UK relative to overseas has tended to increase immigration …
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immigration; and the links between immigration policy and race relations. This is followed by an examination of the education and …
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Immigration is one of the most hotly debated policy issues in the United States today. Despite marked divergence of … opinions within political parties, several important immigration reforms were introduced in the post 1965 era. The purpose of … this paper is to systematically analyze the drivers of congressional voting behavior on immigration policy during the …
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In the last 20 years, developed countries have struggled with what seemed to be an ever-rising tide of asylum seekers, a trend that has now gone into reverse. This paper examines what happened and why. How have oppression, violence and economic conditions in origin countries shaped worldwide...
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It is widely believed that the current recession has soured public attitudes towards immigration. But most existing … studies are cross sectional and can shed little light on the economy-wide forces that shift public opinion on immigration. In … immigration opinion for 20 countries. The recession that began in 2008 provides a useful test because its severity varied so …
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, provides a short description of recent German policy initiatives regarding the temporary immigration of high-skilled labour. In … view of our descriptive results these temporary immigration policies seem, however, to satisfy only partly the demand of … firms interested in recruiting foreign high-skilled workers. A more comprehensive immigration policy covering also the …
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It is commonly argued that skilled immigration benefits the destination country through several channels. Yet, only a … skilled immigration - consistent with the labor-market channel - while richer people are more likely to do so - in accordance …
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