Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263609 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15393
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the role played by immigrants and their children in shaping native attitudes toward immigrants in the European Union. By exploiting the 2017 Special Eurobarometer on immigrant integration, we show that countries with a relatively high share of immigrants are more likely to believe that immigrants are a burden on the welfare system and worsen crime. In contrast, native opinions on the impact of immigration on culture and the labor market are unrelated to the presence of immigrants. We also find that the effects of second-generation immigrants on pro-immigrant attitudes toward security and fiscal concerns are positive (as opposed to first-generation immigrants). Finally, we find no impact of the immigrant share on the attitudes of natives supporting far-left or left political parties, while it is the most negative among respondents affiliated with far-right parties.
Subjects: 
immigration
second-generation immigrants
attitudes toward immigrants
public opinion
JEL: 
F22
J15
P16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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