Migration as a factor of aggravation of ethno-confessional situation in the host country

Abstract

The article considers one of the most pressing problems - migration, associated with unfavorable socio-psychological climate of the host country and insufficient competence of the authorities in decision-making to regulate the migration process. Statistics show that this process is intensifying. At the same time, the most important issue for many countries at present is to determine the level of impact of migration on their further development. As a rule, the problem is that a country accepts migrants when the local population is not ready to accept guests from other territories. Consequently, there is a need to resolve this situation. Thus, the question remains open how to build a channel of interconnection between the authorities, local residents and migrants pursuing their goals and objectives in a certain territory in order to more effectively prevent the problem of aggravation of inter-ethnic and inter-confessional conflicts due to the inevitable growth of migration. Tolerance, which directly depends on the state's policy towards migrants, plays no small role here. For example, a relatively high level of tolerance of the population of a number of European countries towards migrants was shown by the survey data of local residents and migrants living in Europe for more than 5-10 years. However, in the absence of a clearly defined and consistent state policy aimed at the integration and adaptation of migrants, the level of tolerance of the local population has been declining over time. Migration is a complex phenomenon that requires further research and updating of theoretical approaches to the study of this issue.