A meta-analysis chart showing the estimated effects of various immigrant attributes on public selection preferences, including factors like education, reason for migration, and family ties.

A vertical forest plot with density curves showing the distribution of attribute effects on immigrant selection. Categories include gender, age, education, employment, religiosity, nationality, reason for migration, and vulnerability. Data points show percentage point shifts in preference.

Gender (man) Age Education level Employment status Occupational skill level Language ability Religiosity Majority religious affiliation Majority ethno-racial group Nationality: Shared culture Nationality: Political norms Nationality: Development status Nationality: European origin Nationality: Afrodescendant Nationality: Muslim majorities Reason for migration: Economic Reason for migration: Violence Reason for migration: Family Vulnerability: Physically disabled Vulnerability: Suffers from PTSD Vulnerability: No surviving family Family ties with citizen Single without children Length of residence Undocumented entry Integration Estimated distribution of attribute effects on immigrant selection in percentage points with random-effects meta-analytic point estimates and 95% confidence intervals. Individual study estimates shown as grey dots.