People who come to UK as refugees more likely to identify themselves as British, study finds
Stuart Campbell analysed data on nearly 24,000 immigrants who arrived from 1963 to 2009
Immigrants who travel to Britain as refugees or because of family ties are more than twice as likely to see themselves as having a British national identity than economic migrants, a study presented at the conference has found.
But the research by Stuart Campbell, of University College London, also found refugees typically experience much lower wages and employment rates.
Mr Campbell analysed data on nearly 24,000 immigrants who arrived from 1963 to 2009. He found that, even when they came from the same country, refugees and family immigrants were five to 10 percentage points more likely to see themselves as British than economic migrants.
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