 Although the party is critical of the "islamization" of the Netherlands, in favor of the assimilation of minorities and opposed to further immigration, it is perceived as taking a less hard line on this issue than other right-wing parties such as Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom or Hilbrand Nawijn's Party for the Netherlands.Several moderate Muslims support the party.On September 20, 2006, , formerly of the VVD, joined the party and on September 24 he and Eerdmans formed a new parliamentary group with the provisional name "Groep Eerdmans-Van Schijndel".