Thursday, November 20, 2014

AFP / Yahoo News: Quarter of Britons want migrants out, poll shows ("England - Keep Out" - Love it. Our cousins across the pond have not lost their fighting spirit. Yes, peaceful large-scale repatriation will be necessary to save the West.)


Quarter of Britons want migrants out, poll shows



London (AFP) - A quarter of Britons say immigrants should return to the countries they came from, according to a poll published Thursday, as figures showed the UK granted nearly a quarter of new citizenships in the European Union.

The findings come on the eve of a crucial by-election in which the UK Independence Party (UKIP) is poised to win its second parliamentary seat -- taking advantage of deep unease about immigration among the British public.

The October poll of 2,001 adults, conducted on behalf of the British Future think tank, showed 25 percent agreed with the statement "the government should insist that all immigrants should return to the countries they came from, whether they're here legally or illegally".

It follows data from Eurostat, the European Union's statistical office, showing Britain granted 193,884 immigrants citizenship in 2012, almost a quarter of the total handed out by the EU's 28 member states -- the most in the EU. ...