Against a backdrop of debate over the security issues posed by immigration , a new paper has emerged suggesting that there is no real link between immigration and terrorism . The Paris terror attacks in November cemented this perception, even though the identified jihadist assailants were European nationals. ‘ Does Immigration Induce Terrorism ? ’ , published this week by the University of Cambridge , uses 30 years ' worth of research on migration flows , weighted by the number of terrorist attacks in the immigrants ’ countries of origin . Some correlation between the instability resulting from a refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism was discovered , but the paper notes that this was a smaller and temporary effect . The paper ’s lead author noted : “ When migrants move from one country to another , they acquire skills , knowledge and perspectives , which stimulate technological innovation , the diffusion of new ideas and economic growth . ”
Against a backdrop of debate over the security issues posed by immigration , a new paper has emerged suggesting that there is no real link between immigration and terrorism . ‘ Does Immigration Induce Terrorism ? ’ , published this week by the University of Cambridge , uses 30 years ' worth of research on migration flows , weighted by the number of terrorist attacks in the immigrants ’ countries of origin . Some correlation between the instability resulting from a refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism was discovered , but the paper notes that this was a smaller and temporary effect . The paper ’s lead author noted : “ When migrants move from one country to another , they acquire skills , knowledge and perspectives , which stimulate technological innovation , the diffusion of new ideas and economic growth . ”