Mari-Liis Jakobson, Josefina Sipinen, Kaarel Taimla
{"title":"Are Estonians the true Finns? Homeland and residence country perspectives on support for the populist radical right","authors":"Mari-Liis Jakobson, Josefina Sipinen, Kaarel Taimla","doi":"10.1111/imig.13356","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imig.13356","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article tackles the puzzle of why immigrant voters would support a populist radical right party (PRRP). Exploring the case of Estonian residents in Finland, it draws on 13 in-depth interviews conducted with Estonians who voted for the Finns Party in the 2021 Finnish local elections, and survey data. The article produces a conceptual model explaining how both homeland politics and integration to residence country contribute to PRRP support. Estonians' support for the Finns Party partly results from a political realignment in Estonia and the Estonian PRRP's campaign activities. The influence of homeland politics is also furthered by their lack of political integration in the residence country, and their experience of immigrant integration, which prompts them to identify as ‘the good immigrant’ as opposed to groups they consider less integrated and thus position as inferior to themselves.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142810065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Employment-based visas: The inflexible U.S. Visa regime and the impact(s) on immigrant labour market integration","authors":"Denise N. Obinna, Adrian M. Bacong","doi":"10.1111/imig.13360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13360","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Economic migrants play an important role in the fiscal stability of the United States. Focusing on economic-based (EB) green cards, our work presents an incongruence between labour demands of the American economy and the supply of highly skilled economic migrants. Using data from the United States Department of Justice and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) from 1971 to 2000 as well as data from the 1990 to 2022 Visa Bulletins, we show that visa caps have meant that migrants from countries like China, India and the Philippines have had to wait between 12 and 15 years for their visas to be processed. We also show that the visa backlog accelerated in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s despite the labour demands of the American economy. Currently, there are over 1.2 million people in the EB visa queue. Our work lays out the complexities of the visa system and advances policy recommendations to alleviate backlogs.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143866012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Involuntary transnationalism and regulated precarity: Lived experiences of skilled Chinese and Indian migrants in Singapore","authors":"Shaohua Zhan, Min Zhou","doi":"10.1111/imig.13359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13359","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Transnationalism is often perceived as an agentic practice in migration studies. While acknowledging such agency, we argue that transnationalism also involves forced-choice decision-making by migrants whose work and daily lives are subjected to structural constraints beyond individual control. We employ the concept of ‘involuntary transnationalism’ to capture this often-neglected dimension of transnationalism. Based on analysis of survey data and in-depth interviews of skilled Chinese and Indian migrants in Singapore, we find that skilled foreign migrants face employment insecurity and other vulnerabilities largely due to visa regulations and that they have to turn to transnationalism as a coping strategy to mitigate precarity and temporality.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Living in micro-networks: Korean migrants' social networking practices in Canadian cities","authors":"Kyong Yoon","doi":"10.1111/imig.13357","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imig.13357","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Drawing on qualitative interviews with South Korean (Korean hereinafter) migrants in Western Canada, this study examines the migrants' sense of belonging and social networking practices during their post-migration settlement and adaptation, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on a relatively recent cohort of Korean labour migrants whose main motivation for migration was to explore flexible and relaxed ways of living in the host society. Through an analysis of these migrants' lived experiences, the study examines how they have managed various forms of social networking and developed particular senses of social belonging. The study reveals the migrants' lack of a sense of social belonging and tendency to pursue individualized micro-networks, which were particularly challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/imig.13357","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142760654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revealing the role of intangible factors on migration in MENA: Religious identity and freedom perceptions","authors":"Ayşe Perihan Kırkıç","doi":"10.1111/imig.13354","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imig.13354","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the role of intangible factors in the migration decision-making processes of citizens from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. While the existing literature often highlights economic factors as the primary drivers of migration, this research explores how religious identity and perception of democracy and freedoms—specifically, freedom of expression and electoral freedom—influence these decisions. Utilising data from the Arab Opinion Index from 2012 to 2020, the study covers nine MENA countries and considers variables, such as gender, education level, household economic status, age, residential area, religious affiliation, and views on social and political freedoms. The findings suggest that intangible factors, particularly religious identity and perceived lack of freedoms, significantly influence individuals' migration decisions, similar to economic factors. Individuals who identify as less religious, associate with a less religious social circle, and perceive that their freedoms are not protected are more likely to consider migrating. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of migration dynamics in the MENA region, providing policymakers with crucial insights to develop evidence-based strategies addressing the complex drivers of migration.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142760308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GBA+ in Canada's immigration system: Opportunities and limitations","authors":"Sasha Baglay","doi":"10.1111/imig.13355","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imig.13355","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This exploratory study investigates the use of Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) in Canada's immigration programme development. The objectives of the article are as follows: first, to provide insight into the structures within the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that support GBA+ and understand how it is applied in practice; second, to evaluate the transformative potential of GBA+ in this context. Drawing on IRCC's policy, guidelines, Annual Reports to Parliament and self-assessments, the article makes a preliminary finding that GBA+ is unlikely to prompt transformation of key tenets of the immigration system, but it can stimulate incremental changes, particularly in areas that are already more responsive to systemic barriers (such as the refugee class). However, more in-depth study is needed into the IRCC's culture and attitude towards GBA+ as well as full content analysis of GBA+ of a larger sample of recent initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Vincent Liu, Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Valentina Pavlović Vinogradac
{"title":"Push and pull factors in return migration intentions among first-generation Croatian migrants in Germany and Ireland","authors":"Yang Vincent Liu, Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Valentina Pavlović Vinogradac","doi":"10.1111/imig.13353","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imig.13353","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Why are some migrants more willing to move back to their homeland than others? Using a mixed methods approach, this article sheds light on the factors contributing to the desire for return migration among first-generation Croatian migrants (<i>N</i> = 499). In particular, the current study focuses on the role that migrants' trust in state institutions in both their homeland and current countries of residence plays in their desire to return to the homeland. Quantitative analyses reveal that factors of institutional trust strongly correlate with migrants' willingness to return to Croatia, as do short-term visits and (dis)satisfaction with their current lives, particularly for those who left Croatia for personal reasons instead of institutional ones. The qualitative results suggest that the pull factors of return migration tend to be personal, while the push factors are largely institutional. In addition, the idea of a “future” for both the returnees (e.g. financial stability) and the country (e.g. political conditions) is the key to migrants' decision-making about returning.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/imig.13353","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142718282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Migrant money and political unrest: Remittances and support for protest in Latin America and the Caribbean","authors":"Ana Isabel López García","doi":"10.1111/imig.13351","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imig.13351","url":null,"abstract":"<p>How does receiving remittances from abroad influence support for protest participation in origin democracies? Drawing on survey data from Latin America and the Caribbean, a region where social discontent quickly escalates and takes disruptive forms, it is found that remittance recipients do not vary from non-recipients in their support for peaceful and legal modes of protest. However, compared to non-recipients, those receiving remittances are more approving of citizens collectively acting outside of formal mechanisms or institutions, thus justifying unlawful and disruptive protest behaviour. Statistical analysis additionally reveals that support for violent protests among recipients is linked to their dissatisfaction with political parties and politicians, especially when these actors rely on patronage and clientelist exchanges to sway voter turnout. The article adds to our understanding of how migrants and the resources they send back home influence the character of political participation in developing democracies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/imig.13351","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142718281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}