London First immigration and students survey

Survey of Londoners on behalf of London First on whom they perceive to be an immigrant and their attitudes towards overseas students

Londoners are generally more likely to think of non-EU citizens than EU citizens coming to the UK as immigrants. While three quarters of Londoners (73%) say they think of non-EU citizens looking for jobs in the UK as immigrants, only three in five (57%) say the same about EU citizens looking for a job in the UK.
Londoners seem to welcome the presence of international students in the UK, with considerable proportions agreeing that the higher tuition fees paid by international students make a valuable contribution to the UK economy (72%), that international students bring valuable skills to UK businesses after they graduate (68%), and that they provide useful global networks to promote trade with the UK (66%).
Only one in five Londoners (19%) say that international students studying in the UK have a negative impact on public services.

Date Published: 18/01/2016

Categories: Education | Politics | Public and communities | UK

Client: London First

Methodology

ComRes interviewed 1,016 London adults between 8th January and 13th January 2016. Data were weighted by age, gender, region and ethnicity to be representative of the London public.