As long as the debate stays politicised, anti-immigration sentiment will persist, and so will support for the parties that trade on it.
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Data show that South Africans have become more hostile towards immigrants.
We identified a strong correlation between how humanitarian someone generally is, and the compassion that respondent expressed toward the refugees.
Several white nationalist groups such as Return to the Land have attempted to establish all-white communities across the country.
Anti-immigration rhetoric is on the rise, but migrants often contribute more to the economy than native-born workers.
The values of conservation and self-transcendence are used to express negative versus positive attitudes toward asylum seekers and may change in response to policy shifts.
The rise in anti-immigration sentiments, especially amid challenging conditions, could have far-reaching consequences for Canada’s social harmony and economic prosperity.
Rather than reducing international student permits, Ottawa should actively promote the advantages of studying in less populous provinces.
Increasing fears about crime in Chile can be attributed to the recent influx of immigrants, but research shows those concerns aren’t based in reality.
Immigration targets can be useful and expedient for policymaking. In the public arena, they need to be more fully understood if immigration debates are to be based on reality.
Research finds that while some anti-immigration attitudes persist in Canada, no provinces significantly stand out for being more hostile to immigrants.
The so-called New Right is aiming for an ideological renewal of right-wing politics by focusing on cultural identity and the politics of belonging. Here’s why that’s so ominous.
The recent anti-migrant actions of the Florida and Texas governors reflect specific hatreds that date back to the very beginnings of European settlement in North America.
Manitoba faces pressing facing demands for new ways of forming relationships with young people to counter hate.
Don Cherry and his supporters would do well to listen to others who are justifiably offended by his xenophobic comments, and learn from them. Canada would be an even better place for it.
Those hoping to see from Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister the fiery right-wing political rhetoric often employed by other Conservative leaders in Canada will walk away disappointed.
President Donald Trump’s deployment of inflammatory rhetoric about immigration is now in action. Here’s why Canadians should be alarmed by populism that preys upon people’s insecurities.
How a child reacted to Theresa May’s comments that Brexit would stop EU citizens from ‘jumping the queue’ to come to the UK.
The political power of Germany’s Russian community is significant, and it’s helped fuel the rise of the right-wing, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party known as the AfD.
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Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition, McMaster University
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Professor, Political Science, McGill University
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Adjunct Professor, Natural Resource Institute (NRI), University of Manitoba
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Professor, Political Studies, University of Manitoba
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PhD candidate, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University
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Professor in Education of Gender, Sexuality and Identity, Lakehead University
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Associate Professor of Economics, School of Public Policy and Urban Studies Program, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, McGill University
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Associate Professor, Political Science, MacEwan University
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Associate professor Canadian politics, retired, University of Winnipeg
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PhD, Human Geography, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor of Economics, McGill University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, McMaster University