Abstract

A contentious issue regarding immigration is the contempt that many natives hold for immigrants. Studies report that enhanced job competition, the potential for cultural misunderstandings, and security fears are salient in predicting native population discontent for immigrants. However, the threat posed by terrorism has been overlooked in prior research. Using data drawn from twenty mostly European countries and a nonlinear hierarchical modeling statistical procedure, we find that acts of terrorism are associated with a substantive decrease in the desire for outgroup immigration. No effect of terrorism on ingroup immigration is observed. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.

中文翻译：

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恐怖决策：测试恐怖主义与移民之间的关系

摘要

关于移民的一个有争议的问题是许多当地人对移民的蔑视。研究报告指出，工作竞争的加剧，文化误解的可能性以及对安全的担忧，在预测移民对当地居民的不满方面具有重要意义。但是，恐怖主义造成的威胁在先前的研究中被忽略了。使用从二十个主要是欧洲国家/地区收集的数据和非线性分层建模统计程序，我们发现恐怖主义行为与外来移民需求的大幅减少有关。没有观察到恐怖主义对团内移民的影响。讨论了这些发现的理论含义。