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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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2 results foundAuthor: Bell, Brian Title: Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves Summary: This paper examines the relationship between immigration and crime in a setting where large migration flows offer an opportunity to carefully appraise whether the populist view that immigrants cause crime in borne out by rigorous evidence. The paper considers possible crime effects from two large waves of immigration that recently occurred in the U.K. The first of these was the late 1990s/early 2000s wave of asylum seekers, and the second the large inflow of workers from EU accession countries that took place from 2004. A simple economics of crime model, when dovetailed with facts about the relative labor market position of these migrant groups, suggests net returns to criminal activity are likely to be very different for the two waves. In fact, the paper shows that the first wave led to a small rise in property crime, whilst the second wave had no such impact. There was no observable effect on violent crime for either wave. Nor were immigrant arrest rates different to natives. Evidence from victimization data also suggests that the changes in crime rates during the immigrant waves cannot be ascribed to crimes against immigrants. Overall, the findings suggest that focusing on the limited labor market opportunities of asylum seekers could have beneficial effects on crime rates. Details: Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), 2010. 44p. Source: Internet Resource; IZA Discussion Paper No. 4996 Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: Shelf Number: 118789 Keywords: Crime RatesImmigrants (U.K.)Immigrants and CrimeImmigration |
Author: Kagan, Carolyn Title: Experiences of Forced Labour Among Chinese Migrant Workers Summary: This report reveals the experiences of Chinese migrant workers in the UK. It looks at forced labour and exploitation, the role of family and social relationships, and how far migrants are able to exercise control over their lives. The report: • outlines contemporary patterns of migration for work from China to the UK; • explores the complex relationship between migration, work and family; • employs a continuum of exploitation (from decent work to forced labour) to describe the working conditions and patterns of employment of Chinese migrant workers in the UK; • considers those factors that render low-skilled migrant workers from China vulnerable to forced labour; and • identifies actions that can be taken by government, civil society organisations, trade unions and employers. Details: York, UK: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2011. 67p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 2, 2011 at: http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/Chinese-labour-EBOOK.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/Chinese-labour-EBOOK.pdf Shelf Number: 123221 Keywords: Forced LaborImmigrants (U.K.) |