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Settlement Intentions and Immigrant Integration

The Case of Recently Arrived EU ‐Immigrants in the Netherlands

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ID9953863
AuthorsGusta G Wachter (0000-0002-1046-7355, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute/KNAW/University of Groningen, corresponding author), Fenella Fleischmann (0000-0001-5121-885X, European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations Utrecht University)
Year2018
Volume56
Issue4
Pages154-171
Publication date2018-03-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.12434
OpenAlexW2789649241
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited35

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of settlement intentions on the integration of recently arrived EU ‐immigrants in the Netherlands. Hypotheses on differences in integration, both shortly after arrival and over time, are derived from the intergenerational immigrant integration model. Based on two waves of the New Immigrants to the Netherlands Survey, a longitudinal multilevel model was estimated. Most differences were found with regard to the level of integration shortly after arrival. Immigrants who intended to stay had more contact with natives, were more proficient in Dutch, and consumed more host country media than immigrants who intend to leave. On the other hand, they worked fewer hours per week than immigrants who intend to leave. Differences over time were only found with regard to Dutch language proficiency: immigrants who intend to stay increased their proficiency more strongly than immigrants who intend to leave

Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · New immigrants · Political science · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Demography · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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Citations per year4
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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