There is no link between the number of immigrants in a British region and local attitudes towards immigration, research from Oxford University shows.
A survey by the Migration Observatory found 69 per cent of Britons would like to see cuts in immigrants, but a higher number of immigrants in their area did not equate to heightened concern.
Across the UK, 70.37 per cent of those in the north, 75 per cent of those in the south, and 75 per cent of those in the Midlands and Wales would like to see immigration reduced. Dr Scott Blinder said: “We don’t observe any correlation.”
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