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48 Int'l Migration Rev. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/imgratv48 and id is 1 raw text is: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW Host National Identification of Immigrants in the Netherlands Thomas de Vroome University of Leuven Maykel Verkuyten Utrecht University Borja Martinovic Utrecht University This study examines immigrants' identification with the host country. We use survey data of more than 1,700 Turkish and Moroccan immi- grants and more than 2,200 natives in the Netherlands. We answer four main questions in this study. First, do immigrants have lower national identification than natives? Second, does the level of national identifica- tion differ between immigrant groups? Third, do economic and social integration similarly affect national identification among immigrants and natives? And fourth, what are important additional determinants of national identification among immigrants? The results show that, com- pared to Dutch natives, Turkish but not Moroccan immigrants have lower national identification. Being employed and socially integrated is associated with higher national identification among immigrants as well as natives, but only among immigrants is higher occupational status associated with higher national identification. For immigrants, Dutch language proficiency, perceived discrimination, and contact with natives proved to be important conditions for national identification. INTRODUCTION Immigration and cultural diversity put a strain on the social cohesion of societies. Diversity might lead to a lack of feelings of belonging together which is considered a prerequisite for national solidarity, a unified society, and effective democracy (Barry, 2001; Putnam, 2007). Politicians and the media often claim that many immigrants have divided loyalties and a lack of attachment to the host society and therefore undermine a cohesive national identity. In West European countries, there is a renewed societal c 2014 by the Center for Migration Studies of New York. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/imre.12063 IMR Volume 48 Number 1 (Spring 2014):1-27 1

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