The Independent Asylum Commission has recommended phasing out the word "asylum" and changing it to "sanctuary" in a new report entitled "Saving Sanctuary." Their poll found 18% of people viewed "asylum" positively, and 33% see it negatively. In the survey of 1,000 people aged over 17, more than 81% of those surveyed felt "sanctuary" had positive connotations. The poll also revealed that 31.3% of those surveyed most associated the word "asylum" with a place for the mentally ill rather than with safety for the persecuted.
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