In both Spain and the United States, 21% of the population believes that the arrival of migrants from Morocco and various parts of Africa, to which is added the arrival of Ecuadorians and Venezuelans, increases the rates of violence in those countries.
So much so that the 21% carewith a significant number of young people believe that without migration the economy of their countries would be strengthened.
Germany and Turkey top the list of countries that least tolerate migration, with 43% and 52% respectively rejecting the arrival of migrants.
Furthermore, in both Spain and the United States, the population believes that the arrival of migrants increases inflation because they take money out of their countries.
The remittances that arrive in Ecuador grow alongside xenophobia in the countries that send them
United States and Spain, the two countries from which the largest amount of money was sent to Ecuador in 2023. For this reason, the authorities of these nations consider that “immigrant control must be reinforced so that their economy can be strengthened.”
For example, remittances sent by migrants to Ecuador they reached USD 5,447 million in 2023. Remittances from Ecuadorian migrants increased and leave more USD 4 billion in 2023.
For the Ecuadorian economy, the remittances sent by compatriots are “fundamental.” In 2023, according to figures from the Central Bank, they reached a total of USD 5,447.5 million, which represented 4.6% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is a significant increase (14.8%), since the value that entered the country in 2022 was USD 4,743.5 million.
However, this represents an inconvenience for a good percentage of the inhabitants of the countries from which money is sent.
Ipsos conducted a survey in November 2023, concerns about immigration control ranked 8th among the world’s top 10 concerns.
The research carried out in 29 countries, on people between 16 and 74 years old, also found that 15% of those surveyed They believe that their country would be stronger if immigration were stopped. This is the highest percentage since March 2020. This perception is linked to violence, which is the second greatest concern of those surveyed, who find that foreigners are, to a large extent, responsible for the crimes and delinquency that has occurred. increased in their countries, especially in Spain and the United States.
Also added is the lack of employment, which is the fourth biggest concern in the world. One of the criteria that stands out in the survey is that the Immigrants take away sources of work from citizens originating from those countriesXenophobia is growing in the main Ecuadorian migration destinations.
In 2023, 71.2% of remittances arrived from the United States; 17.3% higher than what was received in 2022 (USD 1,000.6 million). Spain follows, which contributed 16.1%, with an amount of USD 876.6 million, which meant an increase of 12.0% compared to the previous year. This implies that these two countries concentrated around 87.3% of the total remittances received in Ecuador. And they also constitute two of the main nations that They believe that their economy would be strengthened if immigration were controlled. 21% of citizens in the United States and Spain share this criterion. So there are even perspectives that both Ecuadorians and Venezuelans should mostly be expelled from both countries.
In Canada and Australia, xenophobia also increases
Although in these countries the margin of rejection is still low (at 15%), there are groups that also believe that migration destroys their countries and endangers internal security, increases the lack of employment and contributes to why their countries do not they develop.
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