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Windrush scandal: public perceptions among adults in the UK 2018

How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

The data displays the results of a survey of British adults regarding the Windrush Scandal that occured in early 2018. The majority of respondents felt ashamed of how Britain treated the Windrush Generation, while only 9% of those surveyed did not feel ashamed. Of those surveyed, 61% put the scandal down to government incompetence rather than the rules on immigration.

I am ashamed of how Britain has treated the Windrush Generation 38 25 19 6 3 9
The Windrush scandal is mainly a result of government incompetence and not because of the rules on immigration 31 30 16 8 4 11
The experience of people caught up in the Windrush scandal shows that the British govt is being too hostile towards immigrants 21 22 23 15 9 10
Issues experienced by those caught up in the Windrush scandal are bad, however this is the unfortunate side effect of controlling illegal immigration 7 17 23 20 23 10