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Social Risks And Vulnerability Of Labor Migrants In The Russian Borderland

Table 2:

Effects of migration: risks and opportunities Low values Middle values High values
Positive effects Migration is generally good for economic development 30,3 53,46 16,23
Migrants make Russia more open to new ideas and cultures, bring ethnic and cultural diversity 35,43 51,57 13
Migrants do the work faster and cheaper that local population 11,48 40,74 47,78
Migrants help to improve demographic situation in the country 39,85 45,46 14,69
Migration ensures the need in low-qualified labor force, workers of non-prestigious professions 17,53 48,38 34,09
Migration make up shortfalls in highly qualified specialists 50,11 42,1 7,79
Negative effects, threats Migrants increase labor market competition and occupy workplaces of local residents 17,16 41,37 41,48
Migrants are socially excluded, they have limited rights and freedoms, experience discrimination 44,9 44,47 10,63
Migration leads to a deterioration of security situation 10,05 47,14 42,81
Migration is blurring traditional Russian culture and way of life 16,96 50,33 32,72
Migrants bring new diseases, transmit infections and contribute to their prevalence 21,62 45,84 32,54
Migration facilitates formation of negative stereotypes about representation of other nationalities 15,98 48,7 35,33
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