Popular sentiment toward immigration is often antagonistic, making the integration of migrants one of the most … to immigration? This paper reports results from a large-scale experiment conducted in Japan, a country with widespread … anti-immigration sentiment. Embedded in a comprehension study, we randomly exposed a large national sample of citizens to …

Illegal immigration has been the focus of much debate in receiving countries, but little is known about the drivers of … significantly correlated with public opinion on illegal immigration. Controlling for education, income, ideology, and other socio …, but cannot entirely explain the correlation between media exposure and attitudes about illegal immigration. …

While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration, there is no systematic … the total number of immigrants and H1B visas with data on lobbying expenditures associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …

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 …

analysis suggests significant differences in the probability of downward occupational mobility by gender, immigration status … market position at the time of immigration, but are also able to reach their original occupational status much faster than …

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 …

suggests that skilled immigration promotes economic equality in advanced economies under standard conditions. The context is …

suggests that skilled immigration promotes economic equality in advanced economies under standard conditions. The context is …