Mobility and the assimilation of immigrants: Variationsin migration patterns of Ukrainians and Vietnamesein the Czech Republic

Abstract

The distribution of international migrants is an essential part of socio-geographical differentiation. In addition to international migration, internal or domestic migration plays an important role in the geographical distribution of immigrants. Based on data from the population register, the Census, and a quantitative survey, we analysed the internal mobility of Ukrainian and Vietnamese immigrants, which are the first and third largest international migrant groups in the Czech Republic. Using the assimilation perspective, the results of the analysis indicate that each ethnic group behaves differently. Specifically, the concentration of these immigrants differed at both regional and neighbourhood levels.

A rather wild imagination: who is and who is not a migrant in the Czech media and society?

“…Their work exposed the role of various intermediary actors such as recruitment agencies and visa traders, often operating within legal loopholes or complex and illegal networks (Kroupa et al, 1997 ; Trávníčková et al, 2004 ; Nekorjak, 2006 ). Recent work has focused on second-generation migrants; notions about belonging and the uncertain future have been detected in this group (Souralová, 2014 ; Cheng and Hu, 2015 ; Janská and Bernard, 2018 ). At times, the Czech studies have gone beyond the host country’s borders by conducting research in countries of origin, where the role of remittance inflow is emphasized (Hamar and Szaló, 2007 ).…”

Immigrant internal migration in a new destination country: Do immigrants suburbanise in Czechia and why?

“…An exception is the work of Janská, Čermák, and Wright () on Czechia, which observes patterns of internal migration in foreign citizens in a specific period before the impacts of the 2008 global economic crisis became apparent. This was followed by a study of two major immigrant groups' assimilation in the Czech districts and selected urban areas (Janská & Bernard, 2018).…”

“…An exception is the work of Janská, Čermák, and Wright (2014) on Czechia, which observes patterns of internal migration in foreign citizens in a specific period before the impacts of the 2008 global economic crisis became apparent. This was followed by a study of two major immigrant groups' assimilation in the Czech districts and selected urban areas (Janská & Bernard, 2018). Taking Czechia as an example, this paper analyses immigrants' role in the general patterns of internal migration, and particularly in the population deconcentration from cities to suburbs, from a longitudinal perspective.…”

“…minority population in suburbanisation was also noted in newer destinations of international migration such as Greece, Spain, and Japan (Arapoglou, 2012;Bayona-Carrasco & Gil-Alonso, 2012;Hanaoka et al, 2017) Czechia, which observes patterns of internal migration in foreign citizens in a specific period before the impacts of the 2008 global economic crisis became apparent. This was followed by a study of two major immigrant groups' assimilation in the Czech districts and selected urban areas (Janská & Bernard, 2018).…”