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British Asians call for immigration curb

Published on: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:34:48 GMT

London, Apr. 29 (UPI) - The majority of British Asians would like to see restrictions on immigration tightened, a BBC opinion poll published Friday suggests.

Sixty percent of those questioned by MORI for BBC Asian Network Radio said there were already too many immigrants in Britain while 75 percent of respondents said Britain had good race relations overall. All three main political parties have pledged to tighten restrictions on economic migration. The Conservative Party also wants to put a quota on asylum seekers.

The poll questioned 325 adults of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin between April 8 and 24. The survey also found that 75 percent thought the decision to go to war in Iraq was wrong, while 15 percent thought it was right. Sixty-three percent said they were certain to vote in the coming election and 23 percent said they thought it was possible Britain could have its first Asian prime minister within 20 years.

Around half of those questioned said they did not trust the leaders of the three main parties with 48 percent saying Prime Minister Tony Blair was untrustworthy, against 47 percent for Conservative Leader Michael Howard and 33 percent for Liberal Democrats Leader Charles Kennedy.

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