In many developed countries, for example, the public believes that there are three times as many immigrants residing in their country as there really are. The average Briton believes that 34% of UK residents are foreigners; the true number is just 11%.
其他调查表明，对移民的认知存在重大偏差。比如，在许多发达国家，公众所认为的移民数量比实际定居移民数量多两倍。普通英国人认为34%的英国居民是外国人，而实际上只有11%。