While polling suggests that attitudes are influenced more by ethnicity than religion, both help to define identities and mindsets. Political parties in France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands (to name a few) have run successful campaigns that scapegoat immigrants.
毋庸置疑，日益高涨的反移民民粹主义情绪必须加以遏制。但是民调显示，民众的态度较之宗教，更多的是受到种族的影响，种族和宗教都有助于确定身份和思维模式。法国、瑞士和荷兰等国的政党都成功地发起了嫁祸移民的运动。