Anti-Immigrant Feeling in Spain
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Publication date: 2012-03-21
Polish Sociological Review 2012;177(1):39-54
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In just a few decades, with the arrival of immigrants from many different places, Spain has
become a multi-ethnic society. Facing these increased streams has been a huge challenge to Spanish
society. This article examines the evolution of feelings toward immigration in Spain (2000–2007) with data
from a country-wide survey. The results show increasing hostility toward immigrants. The variables that
contribute most to explaining this phenomenon are competition and threat, both individual (salaries, jobs
or welfare resources) and group (national identity).