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Economic integration is a major leveller for Quebecers' immigration preferences, new study shows - EurekAlert


In a new paper published in a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, the authors ask whether greater economic and cultural integration can offset innate biases against immigrants who are from different backgrounds than the majority host population — in this case, Quebec. In a survey of 2,400 Canadian-born self-identified white francophone Quebecers, the researchers found that although there remains a country-of-origin preference among respondents, this can be mitigated by social class and the expectation that immigrants will contribute to the province’s economic well-being.

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