Europeans Prefer Skilled, Christian Refugees to Muslim Migrants
by Oliver JJ Lane A new study has found significantly varied attitudes towards migratory groups among European citizens, with strong preference shown for refugees with a similar religious background, and higher levels of education. Academics from Stanford, Zurich, and the London School of Economics (LSE) have found that Europeans have a broadly negative view of Muslim economic migrants and are much more welcoming towards Christian refugees. The study, ‘How Economic, Humanitarian, and Religious Concerns Shape European Attitudes toward Asylum-Seekers’, took the opinions of 18,000 respondents in 15 European nations and quizzed them on a number of factors that might affect...
by Oliver JJ Lane A new study has found significantly varied attitudes towards migratory groups among European citizens, with strong preference shown for refugees with a similar religious background, and higher levels of education. Academics from Stanford, Zurich, and...
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