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Settlement Intentions and Immigrant Integration: The Case of Recently Arrived EU ‐Immigrants in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Wachter Gusta G.,
Fleischmann Fenella
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/imig.12434
Subject(s) - immigration , settlement (finance) , demographic economics , new immigrants , demography , political science , sociology , business , economics , law , finance , payment
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of settlement intentions on the integration of recently arrived EU ‐immigrants in the Netherlands. Hypotheses on differences in integration, both shortly after arrival and over time, are derived from the intergenerational immigrant integration model. Based on two waves of the New Immigrants to the Netherlands Survey, a longitudinal multilevel model was estimated. Most differences were found with regard to the level of integration shortly after arrival. Immigrants who intended to stay had more contact with natives, were more proficient in Dutch, and consumed more host country media than immigrants who intend to leave. On the other hand, they worked fewer hours per week than immigrants who intend to leave. Differences over time were only found with regard to Dutch language proficiency: immigrants who intend to stay increased their proficiency more strongly than immigrants who intend to leave.