Table 5 Comparison of attitudes towards immigrants in several participating countries, age 25 to 64
From: Transnational social mobility of minorities: a comparative analysis of 14 immigrant minority groups
Statement | France | Germany | The UK | The USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Immigrants increase crime rates | 42% | 60% | 38% | 25% |
Immigrants are generally good for country’s economy | 30% | 24% | 22% | 46% |
Immigrants take jobs away from people who were born in country | 27% | 43% | 44% | 43% |
Immigrants improve country’s society by bringing in new ideas and cultures | 35% | 49% | 33% | 58% |
Government spends too much money assisting immigrants | 51% | 66% | 66% | 52% |
Number of immigrants to country nowadays should be reduced | 59% | 66% | 73% | 51% |