September 29, 2021
by Elizabeth Pratt
Refugees who wish to settle in Western countries are less likely to have extreme political and religious views.
A study published in Psychological Science surveyed 1000 Syrian refugees living in Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan.
The researchers found that the majority of refugees were more motivated to return home to Syria than to migrate to Western countries, but those who did want to move to the West were less likely to hold extremist views.
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