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The Limits of a European Immigration Policy: Elite Opinion and Agendas within the European Parliament

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  • GALLYA LAHAV
  • ANTHONY M. MESSINA

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Utilizing data from our surveys of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in 1992–93 and 2003–04, this article samples MEP opinion on immigration‐related questions. Its central purpose is to discover if the positions of MEPs on immigration issues have evolved substantially over time and, if so, whether the direction of change supports the supposition that national and partisan orientations are gradually yielding to a consensual and European orientation on immigration‐related issues. Our comparative and longitudinal analysis partially confirms that MEP opinion is becoming more consensual. Yet, despite the robust interest of MEPs in forging a common immigration policy, their support for communitarization continues to lag. Specifically, we find that, even as immigration‐related issues have become more salient, a preference for having national governments regulate immigration policy has increased, particularly among MEPs from the traditional immigration‐receiving countries.

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  • Gallya Lahav & Anthony M. Messina, 2005. "The Limits of a European Immigration Policy: Elite Opinion and Agendas within the European Parliament," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(4), pages 851-875, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:851-875
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2005.00599.x
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    1. Timothy J. Hatton, 2015. "Asylum Policy in the EU: the Case for Deeper Integration," CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group, vol. 61(3-4), pages 605-637.
    2. Marek Loužek, 2008. "Zachrání Evropu imigrace? [Will immigration save Europe?]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2008(3), pages 362-379.

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