What’s the impact of immigration, according to Europeans and Americans?

Migration is seen as a blessing for cuisine, but also a catalyst for crime

With immigration becoming a more pressing national issue in recent years, a new YouGov survey conducted in seven European nations and the United States has sought to find out exactly what citizens believe to be the impact of migrants on their country – for good and ill.

Food, culture and sport are the top areas to benefit from immigration

In all countries except France, the most commonly agreed benefit of immigration has been better food. This figure was highest in the US, Norway and Britain, where around half of people (between 47% and 50%) think migrants have had a positive impact on cuisine.

More