Ireland is one of the nine EU-27 countries where over 60% of the population supports equal social rights. It is also one of the eight countries where at least a quarter wants all immigrants deported. The majority thinks migrants should have the right to family reunion and a slight minority believes they should be able to naturalise easily. Over a third believes that Ireland is not doing enough to combat discrimination, while a high 11% stated they do not know. Most Irish believe ethnic discrimination is fairly widespread and that itworsened between 2001 and 2006. 72.8% support positive action measures in the labour market based on ethnicity.
See Eurobarometer 59.2 (2003) and "Special Eurobarometer survey on discrimination in the EU" 65.4 (2006)
