One hundred thousand welcomes? Economic threat and anti-immigration sentiment in Ireland
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Gusciute, Egle; Mühlau, Peter; Layte, Richard

doi:10.1080/01419870.2021.1887910

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“…Job insecurity has been linked to greater opposition towards ethnic minorities (Billiet et al, 2014) while employment with greater security and less exposure to competition is associated with pro-immigration attitudes (Ortega and Polavieja, 2012). Similar findings can be observed in Ireland; Gusciute et al (2021), analysing the period 2008-2016, finds that workers in occupations and sectors with greater job security (measured as job growth) are more likely to be supportive of further immigration; while job losses in a sector or occupation, particularly in the shortterm, are more likely to lead to anti-immigration sentiment.…”

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confidence: 53%

“…There is therefore a need for better evidence on whether attitudes to immigrants and immigration in the population overall have changed, as well as an increasingly urgent need to understand how attitudes differ towards different groups, and what factors drive these attitudes. While previous literature has looked at attitudes towards immigrants in Ireland (Turner and Cross, 2015;McGinnity and Kingston, 2017;Gusciute et al, 2021), very little has focused on different groups, such as asylum seekers and refugees, which are currently highly salient and which have been shown in previous literature to often be perceived as distinctive (Hainmueller and Hopkins, 2014).…”

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Attitudes towards immigration and refugees in Ireland: Understanding recent trends and drivers

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The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) advances evidence-based policymaking that supports economic sustainability and social progress in Ireland. ESRI researchers apply the highest standards of academic excellence to challenges facing policymakers, focusing on ten areas of critical importance to 21st Century Ireland.The Institute was founded in 1960 by a group of senior civil servants led by Dr T.K. Whitaker, who identified the need for independent and in-depth research analysis. Since then, the Institute has remained committed to independent research and its work is free of any expressed ideology or political position. The Institute publishes all research reaching the appropriate academic standard, irrespective of its findings or who funds the research.The ESRI is a company limited by guarantee, answerable to its members and governed by a Council, comprising up to 14 representatives drawn from a crosssection of ESRI members from academia, civil services, state agencies, businesses and civil society. Funding for the ESRI comes from research programmes supported by government departments and agencies, public bodies, competitive research programmes, membership fees, and an annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform.

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Attitudes towards immigration and refugees in Ireland: Understanding recent trends and drivers

Laurence,

McGinnity,

Murphy

2024

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“…Most studies of immigration attitudes pinpoint how natives hold negative attitudes based on real or perceived threats they associate with immigrants. One theory holds that anti-immigrant sentiment is triggered by fears natives may have about competing with foreign workers for jobs (Dancygier and Donnelly, 2013; Gusciute et al, 2021; Kunovich, 2017; Mayda, 2006; Mellon, 2019; Scheve and Slaughter, 2001). Yet, this economic threat argument has been challenged by studies which demonstrate that natives prefer immigrants who will benefit the host country economically (Hainmueller and Hiscox, 2007, 2010).…”

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Does Social Mobility Matter? The Kafala System and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

Reda¹,

Fraser

Khattab

2023

Political Studies Review

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Existing studies argue that anti-immigrant sentiment stems from threat perception. Yet, conventional theoretical approaches cannot fully explain hostility toward immigrants in the Middle East and North Africa, where low-skilled foreign workers occupy an inferior social and legal status vis-a-vis natives under the kafala system. Building on existing studies of immigration politics, we theorize how immigration policies can either facilitate or prevent the social mobility of foreign workers. Exploring immigration attitudes in 14 Middle East and North Africa countries using an original dataset that matches survey responses with host country-specific factors, we find that extreme rights-restricting immigration policies (such as the kafala system) encourage wealthier natives to be more hostile than their lower-class counterparts. Our study suggests that anti-immigrant sentiment is context-specific and influenced by local institutions.

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Austerity, Short-term Economic Recovery and Public Perception of Immigration in Ireland

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Gusciute

McGinnity

2022

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The economic crisis of 2007/2008 did not affect all members of the European Union (EU) to the same extent. In the Irish case, the economic crisis and subsequent period of austerity paralleled an erosion in public support for immigration. However, little is known about how public perception changed during a period of short-term economic recovery, like that experienced in Ireland from 2014 to 2018. Using repeated cross-sectional survey data unique to Ireland, this work captures change in attitudes towards immigrants during the pre-crisis and late-austerity periods. Moreover, this research evaluates the importance placed on two immigrant attributes intimately linked to the labour market — education and skills. We provide evidence of an emergence of more moderate views of immigration during the recovery period, but only in the perceived importance of educational qualifications. Perception of skills remains notably unchanged. Of note, both attributes remain more important in the public eye relative to before the economic crisis. In other words, short-term economic recovery does not automatically translate into a more welcoming reception. We confirm that crises and periods of austerity erode public perception of newcomers, particularly when immigration is framed in terms of skill-based economic contribution. However, this work reveals some of the scars of a rapid and deep economic downturn alter the context of reception in a durable way, which remains notably resistant to short-term recovery.

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One hundred thousand welcomes? Economic threat and anti-immigration sentiment in Ireland ¹

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Attitudes towards immigration and refugees in Ireland: Understanding recent trends and drivers

Attitudes towards immigration and refugees in Ireland: Understanding recent trends and drivers

Does Social Mobility Matter? The Kafala System and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

Austerity, Short-term Economic Recovery and Public Perception of Immigration in Ireland

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Attitudes towards immigration and refugees in Ireland: Understanding recent trends and drivers

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Does Social Mobility Matter? The Kafala System and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

Austerity, Short-term Economic Recovery and Public Perception of Immigration in Ireland

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