Princeton, NJ--Americans in 2011 still show a preference for lower immigration levels for adjusting levels, while a much smaller percentage contributed to the increase in immigration. These views are similar to the Gallup found last year and fairly typical it measured since 2002.
The long term have changed views of immigration. In some cases, for example, in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2008, the Americans were about equally likely in favour of retaining the current level in favour of reducing them. At other times of the majority of Americans favored reduction of immigration, for example, after 9/11 attacks and in the early to mid-1990s, when California took steps to prevent public services to illegal immigrants.
18% of Americans who favor increased immigration in 9-12 June Gallup Poll--it remains a minority view, wide margin--connects the historical High on this trend, for the first time in 1965.
Democrats and Independents are divided about equally between the benefit of decreasing the ratio between the level of immigration and keeping them as they are. Republicans showed a decided preference for reducing immigration; However, just a majority view of this year compared with more than 50% in 2009 and 2010.
Also more inclined to favor immigration reduction of older Americans and with less formal education. In postgraduate education, Americans are much more likely to keep immigration levels, where they are, rather than reducing them, and young Americans are among the most likely to favor increased immigration of subgroups.
Americans view immigration as good for the United States
Although Americans are most likely to say that reducing immigration, 59% still believe that immigration is good for the country today. In the 10-year history of the Gallup most Americans have always believed that immigration is a good thing, with 67% in 2006.
nsistently believed immigration is a good thing, with a high of 67% in 2006. 
Poll finds pretty substantial differences on this issue and especially education and smaller differences in political party.
y political party. 
The bottom line
Americans in 2011, generally have a positive view of immigration, but at the same time, do not believe there should be more of it. These views were sustained in the past year and a fairly typical American views on the subject in the last decade.
Immigration remains an important issue in the eyes of the public, while the Federal Government has done little to address the problem in recent years. Last month, President Obama made a new call for immigration reform, but it is not clear whether the Government will make it a priority, as it continues to seek to stimulate the economy and to reconsider their plans for the ongoing military commitments in Afghanistan and Libya.
Survey methods
The results of the Gallup poll was based on telephone interviews conducted from 9 to 12 June 2011 with a random sample of 1020 adults aged 18 years and over living in all 50 States, the United States and the District of Colombia.
For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum sampling error is ± 4 percentage points.
Interviews are conducted with respondents to landlines and cell phones, with interviews conducted for the respondents, who are mainly Spanish-speaking Spanish. Each example includes a minimum quota of 400 respondents ' mobile phone and fixed at 600 respondents 1000 national adults, with an additional minimum quotas among respondents stationary on gender issues within the region. Landlines are chosen at random among the listed telephone numbers. Cell phone numbers are selected using the methods of the set of random numbers. Landline respondents are chosen at random in each household on the basis of which Member was the last birthday.
Samples are weighted by gender, age, race, Hispanic origin, education, region, adults in the family and the status of the phone (mobile phone only/fixed only/mainly cellular phone and having unregistered city number). Demographic weighting targets are based on March 2010 current survey data of the population aged 18 and over, non-institutionalized population living in the United States telephone households. All reported field sampling error include effects of calculated layouts for weighing and sampling.
In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias the results of the polls.
For more information about the Gallup Survey methodology www.gallup.comin the visit.
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