Forty-one per cent of Brits think Muslim immigrants have a negative impact on the UK, compared to 13 per cent for Jewish immigrants, according to a YouGov survey.
The survey was commissioned by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ahead of a major Islamic convention this weekend in Alton, Hampshire. The gathering, called the Jalsa Salana, has been described as the UK’s biggest Muslim convention and some 40,000 followers of the faith are expected to attend.
The YouGov survey asked 2,130 adults earlier this month how they felt about different groups of immigrants by religion. Forty-one per cent of responses said Muslims had a negative impact on the country, compared to 15 per cent feeling this way about Hindus, 14 per cent about Sikh immigrants, 13 per cent for Jewish immigrants and seven per cent for Christian immigrants.
Less than a quarter (24 per cent) of those polled felt Muslims had a positive impact on the UK, lower than any other religion, and more than half (53 per cent) said they believed Islam was not compatible with British values.
