US wants less immigrants for the first time in almost a decade: Poll

Published August 9, 2022 12:00am ET



More people in the United States want to see a decreased level of immigration than a higher one, a first since 2014, according to a new poll.

Only 27% of people in the U.S. believe immigration should be increased, 31% want it to stay at its current level, and 38% want it decreased, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. The statistics are similar to the results from 2014, when 22% said they wanted immigration to increase, 33% wanted immigration levels to stay the same, and 41% wanted immigration to decrease, Gallup said.

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