Hierarchies of hostility: Why do citizens prefer certain immigrants?

A reanalysis of 100 studies examining which immigrants citizens prefer highlights why some immigrants are favored and what creates dichotomies of "good" and "bad" immigrants.

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Science Advances
Published
2026-05-27
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aei1159
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Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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Hierarchies of hostility: Why do citizens prefer certain immigrants?

Judit Kende, Fouad Bou Zeineddine, Eva G. T. Green, Jessica Gale
Science Advances
Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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Hierarchies of hostility: Why do citizens prefer certain immigrants?

Judit Kende, Fouad Bou Zeineddine, Eva G. T. Green, Jessica Gale
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Abstract

A reanalysis of 100 studies examining which immigrants citizens prefer highlights why some immigrants are favored and what creates dichotomies of "good" and "bad" immigrants.

Science AdvancesVol. 12(22)
Tilburg University (NL), University of Greenwich (GB), University of Lausanne (CH)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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