- Angolans are split on the impact of migrants on their economy: Four in 10 (40%) say migrants have a positive impact on Angola’s economy, while an equal proportion (40%) believe that they have a negative impact (Figure 1). o Citizens with post-secondary education (52%) are more likely than those with less schooling (28%-40%) to see migrants as being good for the nation’s economy.
- About two-thirds (65%) of Angolans say they would “strongly like,” “somewhat like,” or “would not care” if they had refugees as neighbours (Figure 2). o An even larger majority (71%) indicate they would be happy or unfazed if their neighbours were immigrants or foreign workers. o Better-off citizens and degree holders are more likely than their poorer and less educated counterparts to be tolerant of foreign workers and refugees (Figure 3).
- But more than half (56%) of citizens think that Angola should allow no or fewer job seekers into the country, while about two-thirds (65%) feel the same way about refugees (Figure 4).
Strong majorities of Angolans express tolerant views toward refugees and immigrants or foreign workers, a new Afrobarometer survey indicates.
Released ahead of International Day for Tolerance (16 November), the analysis shows that wealthier respondents and citizens with post-secondary qualifications are more likely to be tolerant.
But Angolans are divided on whether the presence of foreign workers has a positive or negative impact on their economy. And majorities of Angolans are apprehensive about letting job seekers and refugees into their country.
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