Those Cato polls on immigration are tricky

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  1. Lil Mike

    Lil Mike Well-Known Member

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    I got a good laugh out of this one!

    Poll: 72% of Americans Say Immigrants Come to the United States for Jobs and to Improve Their Lives

    Sounds very positive and pro immigration right? For example this section says...

    91% of Americans Welcome Immigration to the U.S., 9% Want to Shut Down the Border

    Only 9% of Americans want zero immigration into the United States today. Instead, 91% welcome immigration, including 68% who favor a “low level” and 23% who prefer a “high level” of immigration.

    So let's look at that on a pie chart.

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    Really 77% want lower immigration. Only 23% want more.

    Immigration restriction is a winning issue. If only the stupid party could figure that out.
     
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    And once again, another immigration poll.

    More Americans want fewer immigrants in US for first time since 2014, poll reveals

    A plurality of Americans believe the level of immigration into the US should be decreased, according to a new Gallup poll — the first time the survey has shown that in eight years.

    The poll found that 38% of Americans want less immigration, while 27% said they want more. Another 31% said they want immigration to remain at its current level.

    The last time more Americans wanted immigration reduced was in 2014, when 41% held that opinion, 33% said they wanted present levels maintained, and just 22% said they wanted immigration levels increased.

    This year’s numbers are almost a mirror image of 2020, when 28% of Americans said they wanted to see immigration levels decreased — matching the low-water mark for that point of view. In the same poll, 36% said they wanted immigration to stay at current levels and 34% said they wanted increased immigration.



    I wonder how Cato will spin it/
     

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