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.