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 …

This paper empirically investigates the determinants of individual attitudes towards immigration in South Africa using … public opinion on migration is affected by the potential labor market competition of migrants towards natives. We investigate … than natives, we conclude that the labor-market channel does not play a role in preference formation over immigration. What …

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 …