Understanding the Anti-Immigrant Mindset
Opposition to immigration is about more than economic fears.
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As Britain decides whether or not to leave the European Union, it is clear that one issue created the greatest source of tension: immigration.
British attitudes toward immigration have been changing for some time, and especially since the European Union expanded to include many of the former communist countries of Eastern Europe. According to the British Social Attitudes Survey, in 1995, 63 percent of the British public were in favor of reducing immigration. By 2008, this had risen to 78 percent, where it has stabilized.