Seven in ten Europeans believe their country welcomes too many immigrants, and a majority believe stricter measures are needed to combat illegal entry into countries. The conclusions are based on research carried out by BVA Xsight as part of the European elections, about which the newspaper El Pais had access.
For this survey, a representative sample of 22,726 people over 15 years of age was interviewed in each country. According to the results, Europeans are concerned about all the consequences that immigration has brought, with more than half of those surveyed (53%) seeing it as a problem.
Bulgaria (74%), Czech Republic (73%), Hungary and Cyprus (68%) are countries where most people consider the growing number of immigrants to be a problem. In Italy, the country that received the most illegal immigrants last year, 44% said immigration was a problem and only 14% said it was a major problem.
Greece is the country where the largest number of respondents believe that their country has an oversupply of immigrants (90%).
Apart from migration data, Europeans’ biggest concern is health (41%), followed by the war in Ukraine (38%), the climate crisis and inflation (24%).
Researchers believe the study shows Europe is divided between those more concerned about conflict and security and those more concerned about the loss of purchasing power. The first group will include Estonia, Finland and Poland, located closer to the borders of Russia. In the second group, Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium are most concerned about the rising cost of living.
Author: Sarah Reis Teixeira
Source: CM Jornal
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