US Americans Want More, Not Less, Immigration for First Time - According to Gallup; growth driven by Democrats and Independents

JULY 1, 2020
Americans Want More, Not Less, Immigration for First Time
BY MOHAMED YOUNIS

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• 34% would like to see immigration to the U.S. increased
• 28% would like to see immigration to U.S. decreased
• Democrats (50%) most likely to want increase in immigration

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thirty-four percent of Americans, up from 27% a year ago, would prefer to see immigration to the U.S. increased. This is the highest support for expanding immigration Gallup has found in its trend since 1965. Meanwhile, the percentage favoring decreased immigration has fallen to a new low of 28%, while 36% think it should stay at the present level.

This marks the first time in Gallup's trend that the percentage wanting increased immigration has exceeded the percentage who want decreased immigration.

These results are from a Gallup poll conducted May 28-June 4 and predate the Donald Trump administration's recent decision to halt issuing any new H-1B and other worker visas through the end of the year. It also preceded the Supreme Court's recent ruling that invalidated the Trump administration's action to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act, which offers legal protection for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. In terms of a public focus, the topic of immigration may have currently taken a sideline to issues of race relations, but just two years ago, Americans cited it as the most important problem facing the country.

Desire for More Immigrants Rises Among Democrats and Independents
Support for increased immigration is at historic highs this year among both Democrats and political independents. Republicans' views on increasing immigration have not changed much over the past decade. The rise among Democrats and independents coincides with a period of time when Republican leadership has attempted to limit immigration via physical barriers or changes to visa restrictions and de jure bans of immigrants from over 10 countries.

Most Say Immigration Is Good for America
Nearly 8 in ten (77%) Americans think immigration is a good thing for their country. When measured in this more general sense, public support for immigration shows far less of a partisan divide, and both parties express a more generally positive view of immigration.

Bottom Line
Gallup's 2020 update on Americans' views about immigration finds that public attitudes toward immigration remain mostly positive overall, and support for expanding it is rising noticeably among Democrats and independents.
Immigration has been a key topic for President Trump since he arrived on the political scene. Yet many of his efforts, such as building a physical barrier across the border and opposing a path to citizenship for DACA immigrants, have failed to garner widespread support beyond his political base. But Trump may not be as concerned with getting majority support for his policies as he is in using the issue to energize his political base.
Trump's policies and rhetoric on the issue are likely accomplishing that goal but may also be serving to make people outside his base more positive toward immigration.
View complete question responses and trends (PDF download).
Learn more about how the Gallup Poll Social Series works.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/313106/americans-not-less-immigration-first-time.aspx#methodology__body
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[Chilson]

Why does anyone trust polls again?

 

[Imperialist #348]

man that doubtful X is looming allover.

 

[WTFrU?]

Uh-huh. Suuuuuuure they do Mohamed.

 

[The Last Stand]

I wonder why politicians like immigration so much.

Maybe because it's a talking point for their election? Or the idea of cheap labor?

 

[sasazuka]

Isn't the headline a bit misleading since the percentage of Americans who want more immigration is still less than the combined total of those who want less and those who want to keep it at current levels?

What about people who wouldn't mind more immigration but only from specific parts of the world?

 

[Too Many Catgirls]

I'm pretty conservative but never wanted immigration to stop. I just wanted Congress to fix the broken system that facilitates people coming over in large numbers without any documentation. There's nothing compassionate about people sneaking in, living under the fear of legitimate persecution by the authorities, and having the lead a second-class life. Worse, it strains our systems and builds animosity for those of us that are paying into those systems. Illegal immigrants need to be found and either removed or if they are good members of society they can be handed a hefty penalty and made to pay for their crimes that way over time and under supervision.

Then they get to the back of the line and start the process over. A process which Congress should fix. They've been talking about this shit since Nixon was in office. And catering to law breakers while ignoring citizens that follow the rules is plain wrong.

 

[OnMoTi]

Flood a white country with third world colored trash. Suddenly, public opinion polls start shifting to the left. What? How could that happen?

 

[Coconut Gun]

"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable." - Mark Twain

 

[KingCoelacanth]

We have mass unemployment and there's a global pandemic but people want more immigrants now?

 

[FunPosting101]

I'm basically convinced that a lot of polls are just propaganda at this point.

 

[Ash Gassem]

More accurate headline: "majority of Democrat voters are petty stupid assholes bent on spiting Trump."

 

[Mariposa Electrique]

Nobody wants immigrants, unless they're nordic and in shape.

 

[Full Race Replay]

I'd rather have immigrants who want to come to America to make a better life for themselves than the social justice warriors we have now.

 

[TwoDollarPeePeePooPoo]

The only immigrant allowed in is the prettiest one who's gonna help me end my lovequest. Nobody else.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

hahaha lol nope

 

[Pixy]

I wonder why politicians like immigration so much.

Maybe because it's a talking point for their election? Or the idea of cheap labor?

It's a very good way at enticing people to serve in the military for citizenship, like what the french do with the Foreign Legion.

 

[rocknrollmartian]

I'd rather have immigrants who want to come to America to make a better life for themselves than the social justice warriors we have now.

We don't need either. I'd rather SJWs move to the countries where the most immigrants come from and "fix" everything for them.

But since I have to dwell in reality:

"Mexico is the top origin country of the U.S. immigrant population. In 2017, 11.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. were from there, accounting for 25% of all U.S. immigrants. . . . Mexican lawful immigrants have the lowest naturalization rate overall. Language and personal barriers, lack of interest and financial barriers are among the top reasons for choosing not to naturalize cited by Mexican-born green card holders, according to a 2015 Pew Research Center survey."

"Lack of interest" in becoming a citizen = you should not be able to live in the US as a permanent resident.

 

[millais]

They've tricked the libtards into thinking that you absolutely need ethnic minorities in order to have ethnic food in your country.

 

[Exterminate Leftists]

They they are too stupid and helpless to open up a YouTube video to learn how to cook. just like everything else, their opinions are worthless, because they themselves are worthless. It's never actually good food either, it's always either street shitter food, food from a country made famous for mass starvation, or zipperhead soup.


If it were up to those people we would have never went to the moon, we would be buttfucking each other in caves. Thank god I was able to cut a piece off for myself before braindead manchildren ran this country into the ground. If this post makes you mad, chop your dick off about it.