Were Jordan's conclusions about unfettered illegal immigration adversely affecting the credibility of our immigration policies correct - that is, can they be empirically proven? As it turns out, the answer is "Yes." July 2022 Economist/YouGov Poll.
In July 2022, The Economist and YouGov polled 1,500 U.S. adults and asked them: "In general, do you think immigration makes the U.S. better off or worse off, or does it not make much difference?" In response, 31 percent of those polled asserted immigration makes the country better off, 35 percent said it made the United States worse off, 22 percent opined that it didn't make much difference one way or the other, and 12 percent weren't sure.
In the latest poll, sentiments surrounding immigration took an even more negative turn, as just 28 percent of respondents overall believed immigration made the country better off, 18 percent didn't think it made much of a difference, and 38 percent thought it made the United States "Worse off".
Critically, the percentage of registered voters who think immigration is making the country "Worse off" have increased by seven points in less than two years, while the percentage of voters who think immigration has made the country better off has fallen two points in the same period.
Today, a solid majority - 58 percent - of voting Americans either think immigration makes the United States worse off or that it just doesn't make much difference at all, meaning they are "decommitting" from immigration as a national value.
Beginning in June 1965, Gallup started asking respondents the following question: "Thinking now about immigrants - that is, people who come from other countries to live here in the United States, in your view, should immigration be kept at its present level, increased or decreased?" The cohort favoring increases reached its zenith in that poll in May 2020 when 34 percent wanted more immigration compared to 28 percent who wanted a decrease.
The last time Gallup asked the question was in June 2023, when a plurality - 41 percent - of respondents wanted an immigration cut; 31 percent wanted immigration to remain the same, and just 26 percent wanted an increase.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Polls-Biden-Turning-Voters-Against-Immigration
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