Postcolonial Bonds? Latin American Origins, Discrimination, and Sense of Belonging to Spain

The present study examines the costs of discrimination and cultural-linguistic differences for development migrants’ sense belonging to receiving society. Focusing on Latin Americans in Spain allows shedding light cultural linguistic mechanisms involved this process. Migration scholars have long recognized importance as a key indicator integration. An analysis has clear relevance settlement policies programs prevent social fragmentation or isolation immigrants. This article takes fresh approach explore society by drawing an original survey data set collected 25 highly diverse territories ( N = 2,648). results show that affinity matter: There is greater predisposition among immigrants born America identify themselves Spaniards, compared with other immigrant groups. However, self-reported deficient residential settings seem be hindering significant feeling Spain, also Americans. Public aimed at decreasing against migrants, well improving migrant neighborhoods, will favor integration these their descendants.