Differences in Attitudes Towards Immigrants Across Countries
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Migration, Immigration, Immigrant, Taxonomy Method, Multi-Criteria Decision MakingAbstract
The phenomenon of migration is closely linked to people’s desire for a better life, where factors such as employment, education, health, housing, and security play a crucial role. However, perceptions of immigration in settled societies have been negatively affected by events such as the September 11 attacks and subsequent economic difficulties. This study examines attitudes toward immigrants across countries using responses from the World Values Survey (WVS). The Taxonomy method is applied to rank countries based on how positively immigrants are perceived, using ten evaluation criteria, including the impact of immigration on development, employment, cultural diversity, crime, asylum policies, terrorism risk, support for the poor, unemployment, social unrest, and immigration policy preferences. The results indicate that China, Vietnam, Australia, Andorra, and New Zealand exhibit the most positive attitudes toward immigrants, while Jordan, Iraq, Türkiye, Colombia, and Malaysia rank the lowest.
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