The impacts of cultural, religious, and ethical factors on legal regulations related to migration : special focus on the Visegrád group

Few issues provoke controversy like immigration, in part because it touches on so many questions as demographics, politics, national security, ethic, culture, and even religion. That’s why it’s important to go beyond the rhetoric and get to the facts and realities of international migration. Firstly, the paper will show how debates about immigration policy and national culture and identity have flourished in recent years. It will manifest how the cultural and religious difference between native and immigrants appears crucial in explaining the natives’ anti-immigrant attitudes towards immigration. Secondly, the paper will demonstrate how religious and cultural factors impacted the V4 countries’ legal regulations related to migration and their compliance with international obligations under international treaties. The paper finds that due to religious and cultural factors, there are increasing calls to restrict legal regulations related to migration in the V4 countries. Each country of the V4 group will be examined independently. Finally, the paper will reveal that the cultural, religious, and historical factors shape the Visegrád group’s vision to legal issues in international migration at the international level