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Labor market immigrants moving to Germany are less likely to make their first choice of residence in regions where xenophobic attitudes, measured by right-wing party support and xenophobic violence, are stronger, per 2004-2017 data

02.05.25 | PLOS

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Do xenophobic attitudes influence migrant workers’ regional location choice?
Choice of residence by migrant workers is influenced by xenophobic attitudes. Credit: Buch et al., CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Labor market immigrants moving to Germany are less likely to make their first choice of residence in regions where xenophobic attitudes, measured by right-wing party support and xenophobic violence, are stronger, per 2004-2017 data

Article URL : https://plos.io/4g9rxcy

Article title: Do xenophobic attitudes influence migrant workers’ regional location choice?

Author countries: Germany

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0316627

Do xenophobic attitudes influence migrant workers’ regional location choice?

5-Feb-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Demography Economics Elections Geographic Regions Government Human Geography Political Science Population Racial Discrimination Social Discrimination Social Research Social Sciences Society Sociology Violence

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0316627
Article Publication Date
2025-02-05
Article Title
Do xenophobic attitudes influence migrant workers’ regional location choice?
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, February 5). Labor market immigrants moving to Germany are less likely to make their first choice of residence in regions where xenophobic attitudes, measured by right-wing party support and xenophobic violence, are stronger, per 2004-2017 data. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GR7GWR8/labor-market-immigrants-moving-to-germany-are-less-likely-to-make-their-first-choice-of-residence-in-regions-where-xenophobic-attitudes-measured-by-right-wing-party-support-and-xenophobic-violence-are.html
MLA:
"Labor market immigrants moving to Germany are less likely to make their first choice of residence in regions where xenophobic attitudes, measured by right-wing party support and xenophobic violence, are stronger, per 2004-2017 data." Brightsurf News, Feb. 5 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GR7GWR8/labor-market-immigrants-moving-to-germany-are-less-likely-to-make-their-first-choice-of-residence-in-regions-where-xenophobic-attitudes-measured-by-right-wing-party-support-and-xenophobic-violence-are.html.