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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/antiimmigration-poll-disturbing.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Anti-racism campaigners said an immigration survey has painted a 'disturbing picture' of society's attitudes" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-antiimmigration-poll-disturbing.jpg" alt="Anti-racism campaigners said an immigration survey has painted a 'disturbing picture' of society's attitudes"/></a></p>
<p>Almost two-thirds of white Britons think immigration has been bad for the UK, according to a survey which anti-racism campaigners called a &#8220;disturbing picture&#8221; of society&#8217;s attitudes.</p>
<p>Research commissioned by the Searchlight Educational Trust also found that Asians were most likely to back a halt to all immigration, at least until the economy had recovered.</p>
<p>Labour MP Jon Cruddas said the findings should &#8220;ricochet through the body politic&#8221; as they showed the potential for the rise of the far-right unless mainstream parties acted soon.</p>
<p>The poll, carried out by Populus, was one of the largest studies carried out on the subject, based on 91 questions to more than 5,000 individuals.</p>
<p>Immigration was held to have been on the whole a bad thing for Britain by 63% of whites, 43% of Asians and 17% of black Britons. It found that 39% of Asians, 34% of whites and 21% of blacks believed immigration should be halted either permanently or at least until the UK&#8217;s economy was back on track.</p>
<p>Almost half (48%) were open to supporting a new far-right party as long as it eschewed &#8220;fascist imagery&#8221; and did not condone violence. And 52% agreed that &#8220;Muslims create problems in the UK&#8221;. Ethnic minority communities generally feel less &#8220;proud&#8221; at seeing the English flag flown &#8211; though only 25% of whites questioned said they felt that emotion.</p>
<p>The Trust said the report, titled Fear And Hope &#8211; The New Politics Of Identity, &#8220;paints a disturbing picture of our attitudes towards each another and the unknown&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;It also graphically highlights the dangers that lie ahead if the issues highlighted in the research are not addressed. Fear And Hope throws down a challenge to the political parties to really understand what is happening in the body politic and then do something about it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Director Nick Lowles pointed to some positive findings: &#8220;Young people are more hopeful about the future and more open to living in an ethnically diverse society.</p>
<p>&#8220;The vast majority of people reject political violence and view white anti-Muslim extremists as bad as Muslim extremists and there is overwhelming support for a positive campaign against extremism.&#8221;</p>
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