SURVEY – Majority of Hungarians would tighten immigration rules

Budapest, January 21 (MTI) – Two-thirds of Hungarians want the country’s immigration rules to be tightened, and a majority think that the European Union is incapable of protecting European citizens from a similar attack to the Paris terrorist massacre, according to a survey by think-tank Szazadveg.

The survey that appeared in Wednesday’s edition of business daily Napi Gazdasag shows that almost all respondents were aware of the terror attack in Paris two weeks ago.

Fully 70 percent considered Hungary’s immigration law to be too lenient and wanted rules to be made stricter. This view cuts across political affiliation: 56 percent of left-wing supporters shared it, 65 percent of centrists approved of tightening regulations and 59 percent of undecided voters did so. Altogether 85 percent of right-wing voters were in favour, Szazadveg said.

Based on the survey done between January 12 and 17, 61 percent thought that the EU was not up to the task of protecting European citizens from a terrorist attack.

Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters