Italy: Views on Immigrants

Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

	Agree	Disagree	Not sure
Immigrants who play a role in the economic life of a city, after a number of years, must have the right to vote in municipal elections	79.2%	15.4%	5.4%
All immigrants should take a course in Italian and civic values before being regularized	80.2%	18.5%	1.3%
Italian citizenship should be revoked if an immigrant is found to not share our values or commits crimes	76.9%	17.7%	5.4%

Source: Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 Italian adults, conducted on Dec. 9 to Dec. 15, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

Americans side with Republicans on 6 of top 10 issues; tied on abortion—Rasmussen Poll

Issue	Democrats	Republicans
Health Care	47%	37%
Education	44%	37%
Social Security	43%	37%
Abortion	41%	41%
Economy	39%	45%
Taxes	39%	44%
Iraq	37%	45%
Nat'l Security	36%	51%
Gov't Ethics	29%	35%
Immigration	29%	43%

Just about half a year ago during the presidential election, the Republicans had the lead in 0 or 1 of these issues, depending on the week the poll was taken. So this shows a tremendous amount of progress by the GOP.

Irish Want to Control Immigration

Should immigration in Ireland be more restrictive, remain the same, or be less restrictive?

More restrictive	66%
Remain the same	27%
Less restrictive	7%

Source: Amarach Research
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Irish adults, conducted from Sept. 1 to Sept. 5, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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Good News on Immigration From 6 Nations

Should new immigrants be required to take a citizenship and language test in order to remain in (the UK/ France/ Italy/ Spain/ Germany/ the U.S.)?

	USA	BRI	FRA	ITA	ESP	GER
Yes	80%	83%	61%	61%	50%	86%
No	11%	8%	21%	29%	35%	9%
Not sure	8%	10%	18%	10%	15%	5%

Source: Harris Interactive / Financial Times
Methodology: Online interviews with 6,226 adults in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States, conducted from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, 2007. Margin of error for individual countries is 3 per cent.

British Want Tougher Immigration Laws

Which of these statements comes closest to your views on laws about immigration in Britain?

	Oct. 2007	Aug. 2006
Laws on immigration should be abolished, so anyone can come live in Britain	2%	1%
Laws on immigration should be relaxed	5%	5%
Laws on immigration should remain as they are	13%	17%
Laws on immigration should be much tougher	64%	63%
Immigration should be stopped altogether	12%	12%
Don’t know	3%	2%

Source: Ipsos-MORI / The Observer
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,013 British adults, conducted on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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Italians Understand Security Risk Immigrants Pose

In order to face the security problem in Italy, which of these issues do you think is most important to deal with?

	All	Union	House
The presence of immigrants	25%	16%	34%
Petty crime, petty theft	25%	28%	23%
Lack of solidarity	16%	20%	13%
Organized crime	16%	22%	12%
Drug trafficking	15%	12%	15%

Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Italian adults, conducted on Jun. 4, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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Support for Immigrants Who Can Help America Grows

In deciding whether people from other countries should be allowed to legally stay in the United States, should the government give higher priority to:

	Jun. 2007	Apr. 2007
Highly educated / Highly skilled people	43%	38%
People who have family members already in the U.S.	44%	49%
No opinion	13%	14%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,007 American adults, conducted from Jun. 1 to Jun. 3, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Europe Now Recognizes Dangers of Immigration More Than US Does

In your opinion, does immigration help or harm your country?

	USA	FRA	GER	BRI	ITA	ESP
Helps	59%	54%	48%	36%	51%	53%
Harms	31%	32%	43%	54%	41%	34%
No opinion	10%	14%	9%	10%	8%	13%

Are there too many or too few legal immigrants in your country?

	USA	FRA	GER	BRI	ITA	ESP
Too few	13%	5%	6%	3%	9%	10%
About right	43%	52%	33%	20%	26%	28%
Too many	35%	32%	55%	67%	55%	45%
Not sure	9%	10%	7%	10%	10%	17%

Source: Harris Interactive / Financial Times
Methodology: Online interviews with 6,520 adults in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States, conducted from May 2 to May 14, 2007. Margin of error for individual countries is 3 per cent.

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Italy: Starting to Realize Immigration Threat

Perceptions about immigration
("Yes" responses listed)

	Apr. 2007	Jul. 2005
Immigrants are a threat to public safety	43.2%	39.3%
Immigrants are a threat to Italy’s culture, identity and religion	34.6%	26.6%
Immigrants are a resource to the national economy	41.5%	46.9%

Source: Demetra / La Repubblica
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,329 Italian adults, conducted in April 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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Canada: Strict Immigration Control Desired

It seems like I don't get to say this too often anymore, but I'm proud of you, Canada.

Should Canada allow for a stricter control before awarding Canadian citizenship to an immigrant?

More strict control	57%
As strict control	35%
Less strict control	3%
Don’t know / Refused	6%

Would you say that most immigrants integrate easily into Canadian society?

Very easily	7%
Somewhat easily	44%
Not very easily	36%
Not at all easily	10%
Don’t know / Refused	4%

Source: Leger Marketing / Sun Media
Methodology: Online interviews with 3,092 Canadian adults, conducted from Dec. 27, 2006, to Jan. 5, 2007. Margin of error is 1.8 per cent.