A major survey conducted in Britain suggested that nearly a third of schoolchildren think that Muslims are “taking over our country”.
Almost 6,000 children from the age of 10 to 16 from across England participated in the survey. The results showed the negative attitudes towards Muslims and migrants among schoolchildren.
The survey was by the charity, Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC), who sent out questionnaires to more than 60 schools across the UK between 2012 and 2014. They found that 60% of children who were questioned believed that “asylum seekers and immigrants are stealing our jobs”.
SRTRC chief executive, Ged Grabby said the results indicated that more needed to be done to contest far-right extremism and admonished what message younger people were taking from the media.
Ged Grabby stated, “This survey shows that this is fuelled by a totally distorted view of the number of immigrants and Muslims living in the UK.”
