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On behalf of TV 2, Kantar has asked a representative sample of Norwegians what they think about the Norwegian authorities who want to receive 50 refugees from the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece.
- 59.2 percent respond that they think the number is too low.
- 12 percent respond that they think the number is appropriate.
- 23.3 percent respond that they believe the number is too high.
- 5.4 respond that they do not know what they think about the number.
In all, there are some 13,000 refugees in the fire-ravaged Moria camp. The asylum seekers who lived there now have nowhere to go and are not allowed to go anywhere.
The survey was conducted by Kantar for TV 2, and was carried out on Thursday, September 10, 2020, one day after the government decided to pick up 50 refugees from the Moria camp in Greece.
The survey has 600 respondents and consists of a representative sample of the Norwegian population. People over 60 years old are somewhat under-represented in the survey, in favor of people between 18 and 29 years old.
The sample is weighted according to the distribution of the population by age, sex and place of residence.
– Monner no
One of those who is highly critical of bringing in 50 refugees from Moria is the Progress Party’s immigration policy spokesman, Jon Helgheim.
He comments on the measurement as follows:
– It is natural that many think that there are very few, because it really does not matter, we all agree on that. It is not a helpful number. If he was going to help, he had to put powerful measures in place there so they didn’t have to flee.
Krf leader and Minister for Children and Families, Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, believes it is gratifying that the majority of the Norwegian population is picking up even more refugees.
– Unfortunately we do not have the same majority in the Storting. However, Krf has managed to recover 50 from Moria and a total of 3,000 quota refugees. I really hope that this situation leads to progress in the work, so that Europe, and Norway included, distribute the refugees among us, Ropstad tells TV 2.
Gender and age differences
Of the 600 respondents who answered that they believe Norway should receive more than 50 refugees from Moria, 69.4 percent are women.
In the age group under 30, 64.2% answer that they believe that Norway should receive more than 50 refugees from Moria.
55.7% of the group over 60 answered that the number was too low, while 23.4% of those over 60 thought it was too high.
Of those surveyed between the ages of 45 and 59, 27.2 percent answer that the number of 50 refugees from Moria is too high.
– Difficult question
On Thursday afternoon, TV 2 also came out in the center of Oslo and posed the same question to passersby as in the gallup.
– The heart team says we should bring many more, says Kjetil Ørbeck, with whom TV 2 meets in front of the Storting on Thursday.
Still, he thinks it’s a difficult topic:
– At the same time, the High Commissioner represents the refugees with many refugees who want to come to us. Yes, we will receive many in Norway, but who we will receive in relation to the UN, we must understand a little better than just using the heart, says Ørbeck.
You are not the only one who thinks the question is difficult.
– It is a question that is very difficult because I do not know how many refugees there are in total. But I think we should help as much as we can, and for which we have resources, says Kerim Horsberg.
Last remnant of Moria burning
Strong reactions
After the fires, several aid organizations asked Norway to take responsibility. Several Norwegian municipalities have come out and said they can accept 50 pieces from the Moria camp alone.
– In a humanitarian catastrophe, it is clear that we must stand up, and now the government must act quickly. We can receive at least 50 refugees from Moria camp and we can install 140 in our municipality, says Mayor Ida Maria Pinnerød (Labor) in Bodø municipality.
The Oslo City Council also wants to contribute:
– Now we must show what kind of country we want to be and how we, as a nation, defend our fellow men. The government must act now, in the precarious situation that has arisen, says Mayor Marianne Borgen (SV) in a press release.
