Immigration Opinion 2017
Five months into Donald Trump's presidency, 49% of U.S. adults believe immigrants help the nation's economy by providing low-cost labor, outweighing the 40% who think immigrants hurt the economy by driving down wages. This is a near reversal of the last time Gallup asked this question, in 2005, when more thought immigrants harmed (49%) than helped (42%) the economy.
Also from Gallup:
- U.S. adults are more likely than in 2007 to say immigrants make things better
- Majority of Americans say immigrants make "food, music and the arts" better
- Democrats have more positive views of immigration's effects than Republicans
- 35% in U.S. say immigration should be decreased
- About as many (38%) say immigration should stay at present level
- 12-point dip in Republicans who want immigration decreased
