We investigate whether the dependence of immigrants on welfare benefits leads to opposition to further immigration by … natives lead to less favourable attitudes of natives towards immigration. Interestingly, we do not find similar stylised facts … for immigrants' attitudes towards immigration. …

Immigration has become a hot topic in West European politics. The factors responsible for the intensification of …-economic factors and of radical right populist parties. This article explores the politicization of immigration issues and its driving … immigration follows a political logic and must be attributed to parties and party competition rather than to "objective pressures …