79 percent believe immigration is advantageous for the US

Shift in American Attitudes Towards Immigration

A recent survey indicates that most Americans believe immigration benefits the country. Interestingly, the desire to ban it has decreased significantly over the past year, dropping by 20 percentage points.

The latest Gallup results, released on Friday, show that 79% of respondents view immigration positively, while only 17% oppose it. This marks a notable increase from about 64% last year.

The percentage of individuals who consider immigrants harmful has also decreased, falling to about 16% compared to 32% in 2024. This suggests a shifting perspective among the populace.

Factors contributing to this improved outlook could include divisions within GOP voters, and to some extent, an increase in approval among independents. There’s also been a slight rise among Democrats, who now hover around a 91% approval rate.

However, around 30% of Americans still believe immigration levels should be reduced. This figure represents a significant drop from 55% in 2024, indicating changing opinions.

Interestingly, about 38% of those surveyed think immigration should remain as it currently is, while 26% advocate for an increase.

Former President Trump’s immigration stance, which aimed to limit immigration, appears to be losing support, particularly among GOP voters. Currently, 48% support this view, down from previous figures. Among independents, approval fell dramatically from 51% to 30%. Even within the Democratic base, support for reducing immigration has dropped by 12 points, now at 16%.

Public support for providing undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship is also on the rise; the poll indicates that 78% of respondents favor this option, an increase of 8 percentage points since last year.

Conversely, the percentage of Americans advocating for more border patrol agents has declined, dropping 17 points to 59% from 76% in 2024.

The Gallup survey was conducted between June 2 and June 26 among 1,402 adults, with a margin of error of 4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.