Replication Data for Chapter 4

Against this backdrop, I investigate the nature of the backlash to asylum immigration and analyze the potential of an “Orderly Admission Reform” to restore public acceptance for refugee protection.

The data comes from an original large-scale online survey experiment conducted in Germany, Europe’s largest refugee-receiving country, where public sentiment changes have been particularly pronounced. My results reveal a “Principle-Practice” gap: while most Germans remain committed to refugee protection in principle, they express dissatisfaction with how the asylum system functions in practice. Qualitative analysis suggests that although there are concerns about the overall size of the refugee population, respondents take greater issue with the association between asylum immigration and irregular immigration.