driven by local concentrations of ethnic minorities. The immigration debate, however, has arguably changed since the EU … expansions and the economic crisis of the past decade. This paper tests whether public support for immigration restriction is … suggest that support for immigration restriction is higher in regions where more immigrants are unemployed, but lower in …

benefit from a substantive immigration policy that imposes selection criteria that are more in line with economic needs, the … substantial immigration into the European Union follows largely non-economic motives. This paper discusses the economic rationale … of a selective immigration policy and provides empirical evidence about the adverse effects of current selection …

The UK, with its relatively liberal immigration policies following recent enlargements, has been one of the main … recipients of migrants from new EU member states. This paper poses the questions: what is the effect of immigration on a … factors would contribute to immigration/emigration benefits/costs and economic growth driven by migration? Who are the winners …

The freedom of movement of persons is one of the core tenets of the European Union. Immigration however is often seen …

Australia, Canada and New Zealand have made migrant-driven schemes the mainstay of their skill selective immigration policy. The …

Rising immigration has undoubtedly been one of the most significant demographic developments experienced by the United … Kingdom over the past fifteen years. This article reviews the evidence on the effects of immigration on the UK labour market …. On average, it seems that immigration has not had much of an effect on either employment or pay. However, there may be …