Abstract:
This paper provides an examination of seven groups of
first- and second-generation immigrants in Western Europe. The aim of this study is to track the trajectories of these immigrants’
economic and social
assimilation and to compare them. Data from the European
Social Survey (ESS) and the
Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) are integrated here in a multilevel analysis. Findings show that while Western European
immigrants show an improvement in
economic indicators over time and
generations, they show no improvement in
social indicators. Thus, this study proposes a model of dual assimilation, which more closely reflects the Western European context than existing models.