US EditionYouGov Survey: Only a Quarter View Immigration as a Major Local Concern
Only 26% of locals consider immigration a top issue compared to 52% nationally, with cost of living and health ranking higher, campaigners say concern is a 'manufactured panic'.
- The YouGov poll found only 26% of people considered immigration and asylum as a major local issue, putting it seventh on the list of important problems behind the cost of living, health, crime and housing.
- While immigration was the second most important national issue, health was ranked second locally, followed by the economy, crime, housing and jobs.
- Campaign groups stated that concerns around immigration are not based on personal experience, but rather fueled by media exposure and political discourse.
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Immigration not an important local issue for most people, poll finds
A new poll has found that immigration is not an important issue for most people locally, prompting concerns that it is a “manufactured panic” in the UK. According to the YouGov poll, commissioned for Best for Britain, only 26% of people view immigration and asylum as one of the top three issues facing their local communities. This put it seventh on the list of important local problems, with the cost of living, health, and the economy coming out …
'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concer
Only a quarter of people think immigration is an important issue locally – and concern about it is “a manufactured panic,” it has been claimed. A YouGov poll found only 26% of people said immigration and asylum was one of the three most important issues facing their community. This was half the 52% who said it was one of the biggest problems facing the country as a whole, and put immigration seventh on the list of important local problems behind…
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