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Pew Research Finds Europeans Increasingly Uncomfortable With Immigration
MRC TV ^ | July 12, 2016 | Charlie McKenna

Posted on 07/12/2016 7:32:41 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A study released by the Pew Research Center on Monday shows a startling development in European attitudes towards Middle Eastern refugees. In eight of the ten countries surveyed, majorities of citizens polled believe incoming refugees increase the likelihood of terrorism at home.

Respondents in Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Greece, and the United Kingdom all responded that they believe incoming refugees increase the risk of terrorism. Respondents in Hungary are most likely (at 76 percent) to believe incoming refugees increase the risk of terrorism, while respondents in Spain are the least likely to believe incoming refugees increase the likelihood of terrorism (at 40 percent).

Southern and eastern countries, those most affected by the refugee crises, tended to have the strongest negative reaction to Middle Eastern immigrants.

This seems like a no brainer. But for Europe, it’s a landmark. The most influential European politicians and the media have been constantly pushing a liberal immigration agenda on the already deeply liberal region since the start of the crisis. For instance, Angela Merkel, the German Prime Minister, said, regarding refugees, “There is no tolerance of those who are not ready to help, where, for legal and humanitarian reasons, help is due.”

Despite this pressure, however, it seems many Europeans have not bought into Merkel’s narrative of needing to “help” immigrants and refugees.

Pew's survey also found that Europeans are feeling increasingly uneasy about the economic implications of the European Union's radically liberal immigration policy. Majorities in Hungary, Poland, Italy, Greece, and France claim their top concern regarding refugees is that there will be fewer jobs available.

This means the primary concern for some of the countries wary of refugees is economic stability. To them, this is an economic issue, not a social issue. It is not about racism or Islamophobia, but economics. The potential economic ramifications of accepting refugees should also concern even the most radical proponents for immigration because mmigrants won’t benefit from a ruined economy.

American policy makers ought to heed this study. Europeans attuned to the dangers of liberal immigration policy are not some radical, fringe group. We should learn from European experience so that we can prevent similar problems for our own country. 


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1 posted on 07/12/2016 7:32:41 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Well gee whiz! I wonder why?


2 posted on 07/12/2016 7:36:31 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Wait until their throats get slit.

Then they’ll be REALLY concerned.


3 posted on 07/12/2016 7:37:44 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Guess what Euros? They ain’t leaving anytime soon.


4 posted on 07/12/2016 7:37:48 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Pew Research Center on Monday shows a startling development in European attitudes towards Middle Eastern refugees.
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“Startling” - right. Gee, I just can’t figure out why that is...


5 posted on 07/12/2016 7:38:13 PM PDT by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Uncomfortable? Try terrified!


6 posted on 07/12/2016 7:39:52 PM PDT by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Ah, that first rush of awareness when the citizen finds out that his government doesn’t give a rip what he thinks. The second rush of awareness is when that government discovers that what he thinks really does matter after all. Between those two moments, things get...interesting.


7 posted on 07/12/2016 7:44:55 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Germany: Muslim shouts “inshallah” as he rapes student, then asks her if she enjoyed it
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/germany-muslim-shouts-inshallah-as-he-rapes-student-then-asks-her-if-she-enjoyed-it

Egyptian TV Host Kicks Guest Out of Studio for Expressing Controversial Ideas on Religion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFyFNvs2LDY

Loretta Lynch Vows to Prosecute Anti-Muslim Speech, Calls San Bernardino ‘Wonderful Opportunity’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/04/loretta-lynch-vows-prosecute-anti-muslim-speech-calls-san-bernardino-wonderful-opportunity/

8 posted on 07/12/2016 7:45:09 PM PDT by Mr Apple (ELIZABETH WARREN > > COOKIES, CANDIES, CAKE, DESSERTS & CASHEWS....the WALRUS LOOK)
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Loretta Lynch Vows to Prosecute Anti-Muslim Speech, Calls San Bernardino ‘Wonderful Opportunity’


9 posted on 07/12/2016 7:48:53 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Cuckservative: a "conservative" willing to raise another country's ideology in his own country)
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Only “uncomfortable” ... well, that’s not really that bad, no worse than hemorrhoids.


10 posted on 07/12/2016 7:49:14 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
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Imagine how uncomfortable they would be if the media and the governments were not colluding to prevent the reporting of rapes and other crimes.


11 posted on 07/12/2016 7:49:23 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Can’t say invasion, can they?


12 posted on 07/12/2016 7:53:24 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (Socialists are just communists in their larval stage.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Maybe the should have a temporary ban until they figure out what the hell is going on


13 posted on 07/12/2016 8:06:48 PM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

They seem to be a bit slow in arriving at that conclusion.


14 posted on 07/12/2016 8:13:33 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

bttt


15 posted on 07/12/2016 8:43:56 PM PDT by Mr Apple (HILLARY CLINTON > > COOKIES, CANDIES, CAKE, DESSERTS & CASHEWS....the WALRUS LOOK)
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Shocker, lie with a viper and what happens you say?


16 posted on 07/12/2016 8:49:28 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"Geez, fellas...it ain't going back in."


17 posted on 07/12/2016 8:53:45 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

What civilized person wants to be surrounded by inbred seventh century savages that assault them, rape them, steal from them, murder them and wants to impose their hostile gutter cult on them at the tip of a sword?


18 posted on 07/12/2016 9:37:57 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: beethovenfan

That was my thought as well, however if you read the entire article they point out how forceful Merkel et al, along with the media, have been at softening them up to this invasion.

Good, I hope they get good and mad.


19 posted on 07/13/2016 12:30:38 AM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44 (If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"increasingly uncomfortable"

Gee, ya think? Didn't get to vote on it, white-guilted by their elites, knew nothing about islam, fantasized how noble they would feel, imagined gateful little families of husband, wife and two kids learning all about modern civ.... meets reality.

Oh.

20 posted on 07/13/2016 9:07:35 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will no longer surrender this country to the false song of globalism. --Donald Trump)
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