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May 7, 2026International Migration ReviewOpen Access

Do Skills Protect from Prejudice? Occupational Status and Ethnic Penalties in British Immigration Preferences

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Overview

Randomized trial explores how skills and occupation influence ethnic biases in immigration attitudes among British respondents.

Key Points

  • This research aims to investigate how skill and occupational status influence ethnic penalties in immigration preferences among British individuals.
  • Pre-registered survey experiment with 1216 White British respondents
  • Evaluation of South-African visa applicants in two occupations: medical doctors and fast-food employees
  • Ethnicity of applicants was randomized to assess bias in ratings.
  • Non-White medical doctors received lower ratings compared to White medical doctors (p<0.05).
  • No significant difference in ratings of Black and White fast-food workers (p>0.05).
  • Ethnic bias was stronger among respondents with negative attitudes towards immigration.

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Alexandre Afonso (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fc2c718b49bacb8b347ff5https://doi.org/10.1177/01979183261442878
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