According to a Pew research study, over 50% of adults in multiple European countries believed that incoming refugees increased the likelihood of terrorism, and over 40% of respondents in Italy, Sweden and Hungary blamed refugees for crime. This narrative has been reinforced by the growing influence of far-right political parties in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Hungary and Romania, which continue to perpetuate anti-immigrant policies and rhetorics, linking immigration to crime and violence.
Framing Immigration: Fear, Facts, and Social Divisions
