Canadians Show: Nativist Sentiment and News Sign

canadians show: While Canadians show modest levels of nativism overall, Liberal and NDP partisans score far lower than Conservatives in their expressed nativist sentiment, researchers found, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing Nativism feelings of support for native-born citizens over immigrants is more common among conservatives, but also among those who feel the economy or their personal finances are getting worse. Accurate information about the benefits of bringing in new residents, however, can change minds, according to the latest report from the Digital Democracy Project, a joint initiative by the Public Policy Forum and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. The researchers measured nativism by asking a series of questions they said were designed to tap into perceptions of whether immigrants are costly to society. Nativism feelings of support for native-born citizens over immigrants is more common among conservatives, but also among those who feel the economy or their personal finances are getting worse, says a new ppforumca Max Bell School report Twenty-nine per cent of those surveyed said too many immigrants were from visible minorities. They found Canadians broadly overestimate the number of migrants and refugees entering the country, with almost a quarter of those polled believing that refugee intake is higher than it really is. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.