U.K. Majority Thinks Immigration Is Too High, FT Poll Indicates
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There’s more animosity toward immigrants in the U.K. than in Germany, France, Spain or Italy, with a majority taking the view that immigration is spoiling the quality of life, according to a Harris poll conducted for the Financial Times.
Sixty-three percent of those questioned in Britain said immigration has an adverse effect on the National Health Service, 66 percent said it damages the quality of education and 52 percent said it’s bad for the economy, the newspaper reported.