Nigerians’ migration to the United States of America : a contemporary perspective

Oyebamiji, Sunday Israel; Adekoye, Abimbola

doi:10.31920/2056-5658/2019/v6n1a9

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“…While scholars such as (Sako, 2002, Reynolds, 2002, Oyebamiji & Adekoye, 2019, Olutayo, 2017 have proposed a variety of socio-economic and political pressures that serve as impediments to individual development, and that lead to the migration of many Nigerians to the West, this study shows that bad governance and corruption in Nigeria is the most critical factor that discourages Nigerian students from returning after the completion of their postsecondary education in Canada. It also shows that Nigerian students would be more interested in returning if they were guaranteed good employment opportunities that would ensure they have a good quality of life.…”

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International Education and Brain Drain: A Case Study of Nigerians in Canada

Giwa

2024

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<p>This Masters Research Paper investigates the factors that influence international students from Nigeria to stay back in Canada after their studies, instead of returning to Nigeria to join in the task of nation building. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 10 Nigerians (5 males and 5 females) who completed their studies in Canada during the past ten years, and who proceeded to apply for permanent resident status in Canada. Interview results show that the most critical factor that discourages these Nigerians from going back to their country after their studies in Canada is bad governance/corruption. Other factors include a lack of employment opportunities and a lack of well-functioning infrastructures in Nigeria. This study has significant implications for the Nigerian government and other development partners on how to motivate graduating students to return to Nigeria, and hopefully curb the incidence of brain drain and its baneful consequences on the economic development of the country. The paper concludes with policy recommendations for stakeholders such as the Nigerian government and other development partners on how to address the issue of brain drain.</p>

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International Education and Brain Drain: A Case Study of Nigerians in Canada

Giwa

2024

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“…However, it is obvious that information about the status of an ethnic group, which comes from the position of the group in the social structure of society and national wealth of country of origin, is not always consistent. For example, Nigerian immigrants reach a quite high socioeconomic status compared to other ethnic groups in the US, whereas Nigeria is be considered a low national wealth country (of 187 countries, Nigeria ranks below 130 in terms of GDPpc; Kusow, 2014; Oyebamiji & Adekoye, 2019). Ethnic stereotypes presumably reflect both features of ethnic groups in countries of origin and group characteristics carried by ethnic groups in new contexts (Sevillano & Fiske, 2013).…”

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Ethnic Stereotype Content Beyond Intergroup Relations Within Societies: Exploring the North-South Hypothesis for Competence and Warmth

Grigoryev

2022

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The study extends the approach of the Stereotype Content Model to ethnic stereotype content beyond intergroup relations within societies by exploring the North-South hypothesis for competence and warmth. This paper claims that the “desperate” (resource-poor and unpredictable) of lower-latitude climate regions and “hopeful” (resource-sufficient and stable) ecology higher-latitude climate regions translate into typical aggregate attributes and are afterward generalized to the status of all their residents. Further, people use this information as a diagnostic for judgments about the economic value or burden of ethnic groups in their society. Based on the data about aggregated means of competence and warmth for 77 ethnic groups in 38 regions, the multivariate models show that ethnic groups from warmer climates and from lower wealth countries are given lower evaluation in both competence and warmth stereotypes. However, ethnic groups from more northerly countries are also given a lower evaluation in warmth. Ethnic stereotypes reflect both features of ethnic groups in countries of origin (e.g., the North-South polarization) and group characteristics carried by ethnic groups in new contexts (i.e., intergroup relations). Thus, reactions to ethnic groups seem to differ partly depending on countries of origin mixed in people’s minds with information about geography, climate, and national wealth in the social perception process. Stereotypes associated with ethnic groups across countries to some extent track the stereotypes associated with the ecologies in which these ethnic groups are assumed to predominantly live. This highlights the importance of the establishment or expansion of policies and programs regarding international inequality.

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Exploring the Nexus of Integration and Discrimination: A Comprehensive Study of Racial Dynamics Faced by Nigerian Immigrants in the United States

Jack-Vickers

2024

J. Race Ethnicity Politics

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This study examines racial discrimination faced by Black immigrants in the US, focusing on its impacts on well-being, social integration, and intergroup relations. It highlights a gap in understanding African immigrants' discrimination experiences despite documented hate crimes. The research aims to understand how Nigerian immigrants are affected by integration into US society. Using a mixed methodology with surveys and interviews, the study reveals varied correlations between integration factors and discrimination experiences. It provides nuanced insights into how integration, national identity, and social networks influence Nigerian immigrants' relationships and encounters with discrimination in the US, contributing valuable perspectives on integration-discrimination dynamics.

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Nigerians’ migration to the United States of America : a contemporary perspective

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

International Education and Brain Drain: A Case Study of Nigerians in Canada

International Education and Brain Drain: A Case Study of Nigerians in Canada

Ethnic Stereotype Content Beyond Intergroup Relations Within Societies: Exploring the North-South Hypothesis for Competence and Warmth

Exploring the Nexus of Integration and Discrimination: A Comprehensive Study of Racial Dynamics Faced by Nigerian Immigrants in the United States

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