Majority of Europeans want a Donald Trump-style total ban on migrants coming from Muslim countries, study finds
THE majority of Europeans want a Donald Trump-style ban on migrants coming from Muslim countries, a study has found.
Some 55 per cent of Europeans across ten countries think immigration from mostly-Muslim nations should stop, the Royal Institute of International Affairs survey found.
Researchers quizzed more than 10,000 people from ten European states.
They asked all participants if they agreed with the statement: “All further migration from mainly Muslim countries should be stopped.”
Poland showed the strongest opposition to migrants arriving from Muslim countries, with 71 per cent supporting the ban.
Opposition to further migration was also intense in Austria (65 per cent), Belgium (64 per cent), Hungary (64 perc cent) and France (61 per cent) and Greece (58 per cent).
The idea of a Trump-style ban also received support in Germany, with 53 per cent calling for increased curbs and 51 per cent in Italy.
But there was not majority support in Britain or Spain, which was most opposed to the idea of a ban with only 41 per cent voicing support.