Poles hostile towards Arabs
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Although there are merely some 7,000 Arabs living in Poland and only 7 percent of Poles had ever contact with them, 55 percent of Poles think that Arabs pose a threat to the security of the country, according to a poll by Ipsos for Gazeta Wyborcza daily.
Surprisingly, 35 percent of the respondents also deem that Ukrainians pose a threat to the security of Poland.
Nonetheless, the poll underscores that Poles are generally friendly towards foreigners. Most of them don't oppose to the idea of having a foreigner as a neighbor, friend or even a member of the family, provided that he is not an Arab.
The poll shows that 33 percent of Poles think that immigrants should preserve their culture and customs. As much as 40 percent of the respondents said that immigration is detrimental for the labor market.
