Last updated at 12:03 PM on 27th September 2008
Young people feel a loss of national identity through the steady stream of immigrants
Young people think a steady stream of immigrants is eroding
Almost two-thirds (60%) of the young people surveyed in the poll by the British Council thought the presence of foreign immigrants was "diluting" their sense of national identity.
A quarter said immigrants posed a threat to British workers' jobs and 12% said they thought the influx of people from abroad was a risk to security and public order.
Two thousand people aged between 18 and 35 were asked about their attitude towards immigration and their sense of national identity.
The survey comes as shadow Home Secretary Dominic Grieve warned that multiculturalism in the
In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Grieve said: "We've actually done something terrible to ourselves in
He told the newspaper that long-term inhabitants have been left fearful, while second- and third-generation immigrants have felt alienated and unsure what British values stand for.
Both the survey and Grieve's comments come on the eve of the Conservative Party conference.
The British Council said the results of this week's survey were "worrying".
"This study throws up some interesting reflections, and also some rather worrying results," said Paul Docherty, the director of the British Council in
"Although there are many areas where British and Italian young people have a positive outlook, it is clear that there are stark challenges facing our societies in staying in touch with our younger generation and addressing some of their fears."
The survey was split between young people in
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