Document Type : Research Paper
Author
PhD of Public Policy of Islamic Azad University Rafsanjan Branch, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Abstract
The issue of immigration is not a choice for Russia, but it is an essential factor for maintaining the rate of its population and labor force. However, Russian immigration policy is not comprehensive; it endures alack of clear expression of the goals. In addition, foreign immigrants are often not only accused of depriving Russian citizens of their social-economic rights, but also they are considered as a threat to the cultural and ethnic homogeneity of Russian society and national identity. This paper addresses the phenomenon of immigration both from the perspective of economic competition and nationalism, national identity, and ethnic prejudice. The author addresses the following question: "Why Russian major ethnicities, especially the Russians are mostly against the mass immigration to Russia?" The hypothesis examined in this paper is that "major Russian ethnicities especially the Russians are against the mass immigration due to the fear of immigrants’ incompatibility with culture and values of Russian society, rather than racial and ethnic prejudices." Using library data and a descriptive-analytical methodology, the author tries to tell why the research findings provide an answer to the research question.
Keywords
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