On immigration

Recent trends in immigration

…it seems likely that the main hot spot for global migration in the next few decades will involve movement from African and the Middle East to nations of Europe.

Migration from a Global Perspective
By: Timothy Taylor

New estimates of economic impact of immigration

Jaumotte and al. find that immigration has a positive impact, although smaller than past estimates, on advanced economies through increases in labor productivity. Their calculations show that a 1 percentage point increase in the share of migrants in the adult population can raise GDP per capita by up to 2 percent in the long run.
Impact of Migration on Income Levels in Advanced Economies
Authors: Florence Jaumotte, Ksenia Koloskova, Sweta Saxena
From: IMF

Attitudes towards immigrants

The higher the level of education of immigrants the less concerned people in the receiving country are about immigration’s impact on the labor market.
Do natives’ beliefs about refugees’ education level affect attitudes toward refugees? Evidence from randomized survey experiments
Authors: Lisa K. Simon, Philipp Lergetporer, Marc Piopiunik
From: ifo Institute

…and people in general have become less xenophobic.
Anti-Immigration Fervor Is Different This Time
By: Noah Smith – Bloomberg

…but history shows that the larger the cultural differences between immigrants and natives the stronger the political backlash.
Gifts of the Immigrants, Woes of the Natives: Lessons from the Age of Mass Migration
Author:Marco Tabellini
From: MIT