Back for good? Return aspirations of immigrants in the Netherlands

Bibliographic Data

ID9953162
AuthorsÖzge Elif Özer (0000-0002-9294-7407, Population Research Center, Faculty of Spatial Sciences University of Groningen Groningen Netherlands, corresponding author), Adrien Remund (0000-0002-1616-2157, Population Research Center, Faculty of Spatial Sciences University of Groningen Groningen Netherlands), M Kalmijn (0000-0001-5217-1897, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) the Hague Netherlands)
Year2024
Volume62
Issue5
Pages159-180
Publication date2024-07-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.13307
OpenAlexW4400780960
LanguageEN
References cited48

Return migration is a complex process increasingly discussed in academic and policy circles. This study calls on complementary concepts and theories of migration, such as transnationalism, integration and family ties, to explore the return migration aspirations of first‐generation immigrants in the Netherlands. It aims to examine to what extent an immigrant's contacts with their origin country, proximity to the host country and family location influence their return migration aspirations. We use the Survey of Integration of Migrants and the Survey of Integration of New Groups collected by Statistics Netherlands, which count amongst the rare surveys that capture these concepts. Our results show that, whilst return aspirations vary by country of origin, probably reflecting the conditions of the initial migration, having a family in origin and being active in transnational activities are positively related to return aspirations. Additionally, those more integrated into the host country are less likely to report aspirations to return. These results confirm the expectations that the ties to the origin and host countries matter in return aspirations

Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · Political science · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access