A new Ipsos MORI poll giving a mixed picture of Scots’ attitudes to the refugee crisis. A clear majority (60%), believe that Scotland has responded well to the refugee crisis, compared to 38% who think the UK has responded well and 36% who think the same about the EU.

1. 1
IMMIGRATION
AND THE
REFUGEE
CRISIS

2. 2
RESPONSE TO REFUGEE CRISIS
36%
38%
60%
9%
8%
11%
51%
51%
26%
3%
2%
3%
The EU has respondend well
The UK has responded well
Scotland has responded well
Agree Neither Disagreee Don’t know
SOURCE: IPSOS MORI SCOTTISH PUBLIC OPINION MONITOR (2016); BASE: 1,000

3. 3
SOURCE: IPSOS GLOBAL ADVISOR AND SCOTTISH PUBLIC OPINION MONITOR (2016)
23
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
43
44
57
France
Turkey
Belgium
Sweden
Italy
Poland
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
Hungary
Scotland
% “agree”“I’M CONFIDENT THAT
MOST REFUGEES WHO
COME TO [THE UK] WILL
SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE
INTO THEIR NEW SOCIETY”

4. 4
SOURCE: IPSOS GLOBAL ADVISOR AND SCOTTISH PUBLIC OPINION MONITOR (2016)
24
27
31
38
40
44
44
45
48
55
64
Spain
Scotland
Great Britain
Belgium
Poland
Sweden
Germany
France
Italy
Hungary
Turkey
% “agree”“WE MUST CLOSE OUR
BORDERS TO REFUGEES
ENTIRELY - WE CAN’T
ACCEPT ANY AT
THIS TIME”

5. 5
SOURCE: IPSOS GLOBAL ADVISOR AND SCOTTISH PUBLIC OPINION MONITOR (2016)
30
32
47
51
52
54
55
61
61
62
62
Spain
Sweden
Scotland
Great Britain
Germany
France
Belgium
Turkey
Italy
Poland
Hungary
% “agree”“MOST FOREIGNERS WHO
WANT TO GET TO MY
COUNTRY AS A REFUGEE
REALLY AREN’T REFUGEES.
THEY JUST WANT TO
COME HERE FOR
ECONOMIC REASONS,
OR TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF OUR WELFARE
SERVICES”

6. 6
SOURCE: IPSOS GLOBAL ADVISOR AND SCOTTISH PUBLIC OPINION MONITOR (2016)
16
53
57
58
63
63
67
70
71
72
83
Spain
Belgium
Sweden
Scotland
Poland
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Hungary
Turkey
% “agree”“THERE ARE TERRORISTS
PRETENDING TO BE
REFUGEES WHO WILL
ENTER MY COUNTRY
TO CAUSE VIOLENCE
AND DESTRUCTION”