On the example of these regional sociological researches the problem of integration of labor migrants into the accepting communities of the South of Russia, in the conditions of external calls – political crisis in Ukraine and waves of stressful migration is analyzed. As the factors defining the population attitude towards migrants are considered: social and economic well-being, dominating social identity of the population, the general migratory situation in the region

Keywords: labor migration, refugees, social well-being, South of Russia, civil identity, ethnic identity, integration of migrants