Immigration Overview: 2008
 

Survey: Americans, Europeans Divided on Immigration as Problem or Opportunity, See Both Benefits and Concerns


Economy, crime are biggest issues; Culture, diversity seen as assets; Language skills and job offer important for admittance; Majorities favor permanent settlement over temporary migration schemes


 

Transatlantic Trends: Immigration 2008

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The inaugural Transatlantic Trends: Immigration public opinion survey addresses immigration and integration issues including national identity, citizenship, migration management policies, national security, and the economic opportunities and challenges brought on by migrants.

 

Transatlantic Trends: Immigration is a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, with support from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (U.S.), the Compagnia di San Paolo (Italy), and the Barrow Cadbury Trust (U.K.). It measures broad public opinion in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland.


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Transatlantic Trends: Immigration is a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States with support from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Compagnia di San Paolo, and the Barrow Cadbury Trust.