POLL: MAJORITY OF EUROPEANS WANT HALT TO MUSLIM IMMIGRATION

Poll: Majority of Europeans Want Halt to Muslim Immigration

The survey asked respondents in ten countries if “all further migration from mainly Muslim countries should be stopped.”

BY ELLIOT FRIEDLAND

Thu, February 9, 2017 - THE CLARION PROJECT 

A majority of survey respondents in eight out of 10 European countries agreed with the statement “all further migration from mainly Muslim countries should be stopped” according to a recent poll.

The survey, conducted by leading international think tank Chatham House, polled over 10,000 respondents.

The strength of agreement varied by country, with 71% in Poland, 65% in Austria, 53% in Germany and 51% in Italy to 47% in the United Kingdom and 41% in Spain.