Around 7 in 10 UK citizens are worried about population growth, new polling commissioned by Migration Watch UK reveals. 68% of respondents stated that they feel ‘some’ or ‘great concern at the current rate of immigration and its impact on population growth.
The High Migration scenario projects a growth of 6.7m over the next twenty years, with growth of around 1m every three to four years, if the annual average of the past five years continues, with population projected to hit 70m by 2028.
Only 5% of respondents expressed “no concern” for the projected population growth.
This poll confirms previous polls which show that around two thirds, or some 30 million UK adults, support a reduction in immigration levels, including net support among all ethnic groups.
A sensible reduction would help to ease population growth and assuage the concerns of 68% of people. In time, it would also reduce congestion and the strain on schools, housing, transport, infrastructure, public services and the countryside.
Commenting Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “As ever, the British people, with their usual common sense, have shown themselves to be way ahead of the political class. Their concern about population growth and the scale of immigration that drives it is clear. They also see that the only way to deal with this unsustainable and damaging growth is for a significant reduction in immigration. Why can’t the political class not see that?“
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