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Berens, Sarah and Deeg, Franziska . Moving North and Coming Back: How Concerns about Different Types of Migrants Affect Social Policy Demands among Low- and High-Skilled Mexicans. Polit. Soc.. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1552-7514

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Abstract

Middle-income countries experience various types of migration: transients, emigrants, refugees, and returnees. Their domestic economy is especially influenced by refugees and returnees. Since returnees and refugees vary in access to social policy programs and in skill composition, different types of migration should vary in threat potential for social policy demands, with the low-skilled responding more negatively to refugees, while the high-skilled face greater competition from returning natives. We test our argument with original survey data from Mexico, distinguishing respondents' concerns about two distinct streams of migration: Central Americans seeking refuge in Mexico and Mexicans returning from living in the United States. Surprisingly, we find that the low-skilled's welfare preferences suffer neither type of migration concern, whereas high-skilled Mexicans oppose expanding social welfare when concern about returnees is high. Social solidarity in the welfare state is most depressed by returning natives.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Berens, Sarah UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Deeg, Franziska UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-665690
DOI:	10.1177/00323292221130211
Journal or Publication Title:	Polit. Soc.
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1552-7514
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SELF-SELECTION; WELFARE-STATE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; RETURN MIGRANTS; IMMIGRATION; ATTITUDES; SUPPORT; REDISTRIBUTION; PREFERENCES; EMIGRATION Multiple languages Political Science; Social Issues; Sociology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66569