title: A comparative assessment of public opinion toward immigrants and immigration policies.
abstract: "This article is part of a larger study of public attitudes toward immigration in seven countries that historically and currently have had different policies and practices vis-a-vis immigration. The countries involved are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and the United States. The time frame for which most of the public opinion data will be reported is from 1970 through 1995. The data have been collected from national surveys that were conducted in each of the countries."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D001290:Attitude; D001315:Australia; D001519:Behavior; D002170:Canada; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005602:France; D005858:Germany; D007564:Japan; D009656:North America; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D011639:Public Opinion; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Asia; Attitude; Australia; Behavior; Canada; Comparative Studies; Cross-cultural Comparisons; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Asia; Europe; France; Germany; Immigrants; International Migration; Japan; Mediterranean Countries; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; North America; Northern America; Northern Europe; Oceania; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Psychological Factors; Public Opinion; Research Methodology; Social Policy; Studies; United Kingdom; United States; Western Europe