The Yorkshire Post has reported that in Bradford "young Britons of Asian descent are now leading a campaign of intimidation against the new economic migrants from eastern Europe, whom they claim are taking their jobs."
The newspaper also said that the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has commissioned Mohammed Ali from QED-UK, a Bradford-based charity, to research the tensions between the "indigenous" South Asians of Bradford and the Eastern European newcomers.
Ali told the Bradford Telegraph and Argus: "What we are trying to do through the project is make sure the misunderstanding and tension that could exist does not get worse. We want to create networks of communication where people can come together to talk to each other."
"In time, the Eastern Europeans will become part and parcel of society and I don't see a clash of cultures with the settled communities bringing problems on the streets of Bradford in the future."
Ewa Sadowska, co-ordinator of the Polish charity Barka UK, told the Yorkshire Post: "We hear stories about intimidation of Polish people every day.
"There's a high level of crime against Polish people, and I'm sad to say, a lot have been described as living in conditions like pigs."
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "It is impossible to expect that everyone will get along with one another, but we are not aware of any serious issues."
The Yorkshire Post added that an estimated 2 million Poles have immigrated to the UK since 2004.
