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xenophobic prejudices in times of crisis

Opinion article published in December 2009 in Deia and Gara

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xenophobic prejudices in times of crisis

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the cliche says, fear is free and creates biases that help reduce uncertainty. We use them to order our minds, simplify reality to process quickly and thus feel a false sense of security that allows us to think we know who we face, is a person or an entire group to which homogenization, we can anticipate their attitudes and future behaviors. In return, yes, to limit our happiness and keep us from making a correct analysis of social realities that affect us.
Half of the Basque population is afraid that the social welfare system deteriorate with the arrival of immigrants, reveals the latest report on perceptions of the Basque Observatory of Immigration, Ikuspegi. One major bias is that capture the benefits. Bakeaz A study published in 2008, among other works, indicating that immigrants bring to the Basque economy, 23.5% more in taxes than native people (due to its higher rate of activity), while public social spending sticks to their rightful percentage (4% when the report was made).