Small Boat Arrivals Seen as a Security Threat, Public Poll Suggests

The survey, commissioned by British think tank Migration Watch, found that more than half of those asked saw the illegal immigration influx ‘an invasion.’

An inflatable craft carrying illegal immigrants crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England, on Aug. 4, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Small boat migrants are seen as a security threat to the UK, a recent poll suggests.

Migration Watch said more than half of those who responded to a survey on issues surrounding the illegal migration influx considered the arrivals a security concern.