Monday, December 20, 2004

Survey finds support for restricting Muslim-Americans' freedoms

Nearly one in two Americans believe the U.S. government should restrict civil liberties for Muslim-Americans, according to a nationwide Cornell University poll on terrorism fears.
The survey also found respondents who identified themselves as highly religious supported restrictions on Muslim-Americans more strongly than those less religious.
Curtailing civil liberties for Muslim-Americans also was supported more by Republicans than Democrats, the survey found.
The amount of attention paid to TV news also had a bearing on how strongly a respondent favored restrictions.

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