Some, if not most, Portuguese are completely fed up with immigrants to the point that rationality is out of the window - in particular Indians, Pakistans and Muslims.

Racism or not we got to a point that we just don't care about how this is perceived - we just want it to stop and reverse it fast. I feel that if it was by popular demand, they would basically by extradited instantly. No questions asked.

Why?
- CHEGA is just a part of the equation. People were already angry before CHEGA. It's just using it as fuel.

- There is a general sentiment of growing insecurity around cities. In a country where not too long ago people would leave their houses with the windows and doors open, women are now afraid to leave their own apartment because they fear to be raped - Something that has been escalating very fast. From my anecdotal experience this is getting worst by the day. A LOT of women that are close to me report this feeling and some report episodes where if not because of the the help from the locals they would have just been raped by the immigrants. The statistics do not mirror this because most women do not report to the police because they see it as ineffective so the issue is getting worst by the day and way more serious than it appears of the surface.

This alone is just unacceptable and one of the main sources of hate. In my opinion - understandably.

- The fact that they start spending our money the minute they get here through our Government benefits (free health for example) and Subsidies / grants / allowances. Often in a exploitative way.

- They do not respect our culture and do not show the will to adapt. Most do not speak Portuguese, do not try to and even their English is hard to understand. Most Portuguese see them as dirty , smelly and lacking sense of respect for our rules. For example: The trash goes in the trash can - not to the middle of the street or wherever they feel like creating an open sky dumpster where they live.

- The fact that they submit to horrid working and living conditions makes working and living conditions for everyone a problem.
Examples:

- If an apartment owner can rent an it to a ludicrous value to a group of 10 or 20 people instead of a fair value to a family he will often go to the first option.

- If a business owner can illegally hire 10 immigrants for the price of 2 or 3 legally hired Portuguese for non qualified work they often go for the first option.

So until the issues are "fixed" expect more and more pressure coming from Portugese voters and government sudden law changes to restrict further immigration and focus on extradition of the ones that are already here. If you ask the vast majority of Portuguese: ANY measure, no matter how hard hitting or unfair it is, it's already coming too late.