There were large regional differentials in the Brexit vote. Most notably, the percentage voting to leave the EU ranged … to provide a more nuanced picture of regional differences in the Brexit vote by examining in particular the role that … national identity and attitudes towards immigration played. In addition to education, we find that national identity exerted a …

from British Social Attitudes Surveys. It therefore covers the period when immigration as a whole has increased and the … refugees. This suggests that rising levels of immigration and asylum, a political discourse which positioned asylum as a … display the most tolerant views both before and after the increase in immigration and asylum. However, characteristics such as …

On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (so-called 'Brexit'). This paper uses newly … against Brexit. Two key findings emerge. First, unhappy feelings contributed to Brexit. However, contrary to commonly heard … feelings about his or her own financial situation. Second, despite some commentators' guesses, Brexit was not caused by old …

The Immigration Act of 1965 marked a dramatic shift in policy and one with major long term consequences for the volume … and composition of immigration to the United States. Here we explore the political economy of a reform that has been … overshadowed by the Civil Rights and Great Society programs. We find that public opinion was against expanding immigration, but it …

We combine community-level outcomes of 27 votes about immigration issues in Switzerland with census data to estimate … the effect of immigration on natives' attitudes towards immigration. We apply an instrumental variable approach to take … anti-immigration votes, while the presence of culturally similar immigrants does not affect natives' voting behavior at all …

migration flows will be driven by a number of factors, macroeconomic and otherwise, Brexit and the end of free movement will … result in a large fall in immigration from EEA countries to the UK. …

, Brexit voting was underpinned by cultural factors, especially attitudes towards immigration, with educational differences … unsurprising that the reasons behind Brexit have been widely discussed. However, whilst existing empirical evidence has tended to …

The end of free movement and the introduction of the post-Brexit migration system represent the most important changes …

considered to be competitors for these resources. The question of how attitudes of majority populations towards immigration are … immigration from different minority groups, as well as attitudes towards related concerns, like job security and benefit … expenditures. We specify and estimate a multiple factor model. The correlation between answers to questions on immigration and on …

worsen crime. In contrast, native opinions on the impact of immigration on culture and the labor market are unrelated to the …