Cornell News: American attitudes toward Muslims

According to a new study released Friday by Cornell University, almost half of all respondents favor the curtailing (in one or more areas) of civil rights for Muslim Americans.

• 27 percent of respondents said that all Muslim Americans should be required to register their location with the federal government
  
• 26 percent said they think that mosques should be closely monitored by U.S. law enforcement agencies.
  
• 29 percent agreed that undercover law enforcement agents should infiltrate Muslim civic and volunteer organizations, in order to keep tabs on their activities and fund raising.
  
• 22 percent said the federal government should profile citizens as potential threats based on the fact that they are Muslim or have Middle Eastern heritage.

The full reports are available in PDF format (Acrobat Reader required):

• Restrictions on Civil Liberties, Views of Islam, & Muslim Americans
  
• U.S. War on Terror, U.S.Foreign Policy, and Anti-Americanism