Gallup: Increasing number of Americans concerned about immigration influx

Around two-thirds of Americans are dissatisfied with the current levels of immigration, a new Gallup poll released on Monday found. 

Sixty-three percent of the poll’s respondents are somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the levels of immigration in the country. 

Among those who are dissatisfied with immigration levels, 64% said they wanted immigration to decrease, 8% said they wanted immigration to increase, and 15% wanted immigration levels to remain the same or were unsure. 

"The percentage who are dissatisfied out of a desire for less immigration has risen sharply over the past two years, increasing from 19% in 2021 to 35% in 2022 and 40% today," Gallup said in a statement.

Only 28% of respondents say they are satisfied with the current immigration level, representing a drop of six percentage points compared to last year and the lowest reading in a decade.  

"The recent shift in U.S. attitudes no doubt reflects the situation at the Southern border, where the U.S. government reported a fourfold annual increase in migrants attempting to enter the U.S. in 2021, with the figure rising to 1.7 million," Gallup noted in its release.

Gallup surveyed 1,011 adults from January 2 to Jan. 11 as part of its annual Mood of the Nation Survey. The poll’s sampling error is plus or minus four percentage points.