Half of emigrants developed a sense of belonging to their host society, with language competence important for later identification processes.

Evidence

Sense of Belonging: Predictors for Host Country Attachment Among Emigrants (SpringerLink)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: A person’s identity is deeply tied to their birthplace. — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 44; Newcomers who display affective attachment are likely to develop a sense of belonging and identification that increases task involvement. — The affective commitment of newcomers in hybrid work contexts; Immigrants do not shed their former identity or cultural attachment with their home country despite expectations they develop local identity and belonging. — Who do you think I am? Immigrant’s first name and their perceived identity (+1 more)

Related

• Immigrants do not shed their former identity or cultural attachment with their home country despite expectations they develop local identity and belonging. (similarity 0.82)
• Place identity did not significantly predict travel intention in home country or hometown models across migrant generations. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Language and culture cannot confer national belonging without shared experience #qualifies (0.75) — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 572