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Many minorities suffer regularly from racial discrimination, according to a new report from the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (era).

“The results reveal shocking evidence about the discrimination faced by minorities in everyday life; in the classroom, when looking for work, at the doctor’s, or in shops,” writes the agency.

“The survey’s findings serve to highlight beyond any doubt that discrimination on the basis of ethnicity is a major problem for many minorities in the EU,” the report concludes.

The survey of 23,500 found that “the Roma, sub-Saharan Africans and North Africans face very high levels of discrimination in their everyday lives in comparison with some of the other large groups covered in the survey, with problems of discrimination and racist victimization being acute in certain member states.”

Muslims ages 16 to 24 reported the most discrimination compared with other age groups.

The Trumpet has long forecast a backlash against immigrants in the EU. Europe is one of the most popular destinations for immigrants. Many Europeans see the ever increasing number of immigrants as a major cause of their nation’s problems.

This does not mean that European nations have deliberately racist policies. With the possible exception of Italy, they don’t. But the fodder exists for a populist politician to come along and set racism ablaze.

A little over a week ago, Switzerland voted to ban minarets. This is arguably not a racist policy. But it demonstrates the same kind of popular sentiment: Europe is getting fed up with immigrants bringing a foreign way of life and not assimilating into their host countries.

Watch for governments to follow popular opinion and enact more racist, or at least anti-Muslim, legislation. For more information on where this is leading, see our article “The European Union’s Fatal Flaw.” •