I’ve often discussed migration here on this blog. For example:
- There’s this post on public fears that migration means importing poverty and putting the social security system in danger.
- There’s this one on xenophobia.
- There’s this one on the “criminal immigrant” stereotype.
- There’s this one on migration and education.
- And there’s this one on public opposition to migration.
I want to come back to this last one because there’s now a new study showing some interesting results:
A reminder of why migration is a human rights issue can be found here.

















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December 1, 2008 at 10:22 pm
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[...] a short follow-up on my previous post on the subject. For those anxious about immigration and about the burdens it places on the [...]
March 9, 2009 at 9:51 am
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[...] easily, or they will go on the streets and riot. Or they will turn their anger against foreigners, migrants, asylumseekers etc. Xenophobic political parties will profit, and, as a result, migration policy [...]