The enlargement of the European Union in May 2004 triggered a relatively large and rapid migration inflow into Wales … effect of migration inflows on the labour market. We found little evidence that the inflow of accession migrants contributed … to a fall in wages or a rise in claimant unemployment in Wales between 2004 and 2006. In particular, we found no evidence …

A sizeable literature analyses how immigration affects attitudes towards migrants and discusses differences between … on the importance of perceptions of migrants' ability to do one's job in relation to these fears. Moreover, we compare … concerns about refugees with those about EU migrants. We propose several hypotheses regarding egotropic and sociotropic motives …

migrants' self-selection - may have been affected. Our results suggest modest effects throughout the labour market. Despite … anecdotal evidence, we found little hard evidence that the inflow of accession migrants contributed to a fall in wages or a rise …