Public Opinion and Immigration: Who Favours Employment Discrimination against Immigrants?

Using information from the world values survey wave 6, containing information from 78,743 respondents in 53 countries, we examine the factors which influence respondents’ answers to the question: “ when jobs are scarce, should employers give priority to people of the country of origin rather than immigrants? ” Taking into account a number of factors, including the economic, socio‐demographic, political and individual levels, we find that all of these factors influence respondents’ preference for this form of discrimination.